Matthew 26:3

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Matthew 27:1

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

Matthew 27:41-42

So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

Acts 4:5-6

On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

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Summary

Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

The ancients of the people

Bible References

The ancients of the people

Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 27:1
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
Acts 4:5
On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;