“When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:”
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. The morning consultation of the Sanhedrin formalizes the night's verdict: the chief priests and elders take counsel to execute the death sentence. The morning timing communicates the completion of the night trial and the beginning of the day's legal proceedings.
Church Fathers on Matthew 27:1
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,
They supposed that by His death they should crush His doctrine, and the belief in Him of those who believed Him to be the Son of God. With such purpose against Him they bound Jesus, Who looses them that are bound. [marg. note: see Isa 61:1]
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.
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