Matthew 27:1
And it being morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests, and scribes, and elders of the people, were assembled in the hall of the high priest, called Caiaphas.
Matthew 26:59
And the high priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might kill Him.
Luke 23:1-2
And all the multitude of them rising up, lead Him to Pilate.
Luke 23:5
And they became stronger and stronger, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee unto this place.