John 18:28

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Summary

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 they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

Led

Early

Luke 22:66

And they

Eat

John 18:39

John 19:14

General references

Matthew 23:24

Bible References

Led

When morning came all the High Priests and the Elders of the people consulted together against Jesus to put Him to death;

At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

Then the whole assembly rose and brought Him to Pilate, and began to accuse Him.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has conferred this honour on His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go.

Early

As soon as it was day, the whole body of the Elders, both High Priests and Scribes, assembled. Then He was brought into their Sanhedrin, and they asked Him,

And they

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone.

When the High Priests had gathered up the money they said, "It is illegal to put it into the Treasury, because it is the price of blood."

He said to them, "You know better than most that a Jew is strictly forbidden to associate with a Gentile or visit him; but God has taught me to call no one unholy or unclean.

"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

Eat

But you have a custom that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So shall I release to you the King of the Jews?"

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "There is your king!"

General references

You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!