They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him — the return to Jerusalem and the temple courts brings the full Sanhedrin (chief priests, teachers of law, elders — the three groups that make up the ruling council) into direct confrontation with Jesus. The authority question that follows is the Sanhedrin's attempt to trap Jesus on the grounds of unauthorized teaching.

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