Matthew 27:1
When it was morning, all the high priests and elders of the people held a consultation about Jesus, with a view to putting him to death.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the high priests and the elders of the people gathered in the house of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Matthew 26:59
Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
Luke 23:1-2
Then they arose in a body and took him to Pilate,
Luke 23:5
But they persisted and said, "He is stirring up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He began in Galilee and he has come here."