Matthew 27:1

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
When	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
morning	Πρωΐας Prōias	G4405	day-dawn · noun — genitive singular feminine
come	γενομένης genomenēs	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, genitive singular feminine
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
priests	ἀρχιερεῖς archiereis	G749	the high-priest (literally · noun — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
elders	πρεσβύτεροι presbuteroi	G4245	older · noun — nominative plural masculine
people	λαοῦ laou	G2992	a people (in general · noun — genitive singular masculine
took	ἔλαβον elabon	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
counsel	συμβούλιον sumboulion	G4824	advisement · noun — accusative singular neuter
against	κατὰ kata	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
to	ὥστε hōste	G5620	so too · conjunction
put	θανατῶσαι thanatōsai	G2289	become dead · verb — aorist active infinitive
him	αὐτόν, auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
death	θανατόω thanatóō	G2289	become dead

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Cross-references

Mark 15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and…
John 18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest the…
Psalms 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Micah 2:1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of…
Luke 22:66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, say…
Matthew 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neit…
Matthew 26:3-4 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called…
Proverbs 4:16-18 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 27:1

When the morning was come,.... Or, as soon as it was day, as Luke says, Luke 22:66. The sanhedrim had been up all night, which, after eating the passover, they had spent in apprehending, trying, and examining Jesus, and the witnesses against him; and had come to an unanimous vote, that he was guilty of death; upon which they either put Jesus out of the room for a while, or went into another themselves, to consult what further steps should be taken: or if they went home to their own houses, they very quickly got together again, and met in the temple, where they seem to be, Matthew 27:5, unless the story of Judas is, by anticipation, inserted here; and in their council chamber, where they led…

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John Calvin on Matthew 27:1-10

Matthew 27:1-10 Matthew 27:1-10 Mark 15:1 Luke 23:1 1. But when it was morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. 2. And they led him away bound, and delivered him to Pointius Pilate the governor. 3. Then Judas, who had betrayed him, perceiving that he was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4. Saying, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he retired, and went away, and strangled himself. 6. And the chief priests, having taken the pieces of silver…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 27:1-2

The Jewish leaders were ready to level charges against Jesus before Pilate so that he would order Jesus’ execution. Pilate, a Gentile, fulfills Jesus’ prediction (20:19). 27:1 The charge of blasphemy (26:65-66), though sufficient for the death penalty among Jews, would not convince a Roman judge. Hence, the leading priests and the elders conspired together to prepare a more political charge consistent with capital offenses in Roman law (see 27:11-26; Luke 23:2).

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The Church Fathers

Observe the evil zeal of the Chief Priests; they watched the whole night with a view to this murder. And they gave Him up to Pilate bound, for such was their practice to send bound to the judge any whom they had sentenced to death.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Hom. lxxxiv.) They did not put Him to death in secret, because they sought to destroy His reputation, and the wonder with which He was regarded by many. For this reason they were minded to put Him to death openly before all, and therefore they led Him to the governor.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(de Cons. Ev. iii. 7.) The Evangelist had above brought down his history, of what was done to the Lord as far as early morning; he then turned back to relate Peter's denial, after which he returned to the morning to continue the course of events, When the morning was come, &c.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Procurator — The Greek agemon, rendered “governor” in the Authorized Version, is applied in the New Testament to the officer who presided over the imperial province of Judea. It is used of Pontius Pilate,…
Witness — More than one witness was required in criminal cases (Deut. 17:6; 19:15). They were the first to execute the sentence on the condemned (Deut. 13:9; 17:7; 1 Kings 21:13; Matt. 27:1; Acts 7:57, 58).…
Conspiracy · .Against Jesus — .Against Jesus
Courts Of Justice · Generally held in the morning — Generally held in the morning
Hatred To Christ · Exemplified: Chief priests & c — Exemplified: Chief priests & c
Morning · The Jews: Held courts of justice in — The Jews: Held courts of justice in
Murder · Exemplified: Chief priests — Exemplified: Chief priests

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).