Luke 22:2

“And the chief priests and Scribes, etc.] Matthew adds, “and the elders of the people”; which made up the great sanhedrim and council of the nation; these met together, not in their usual place the temple, but at the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest; (see <402403>Matthew 24:3). And sought how they might kill him; that is, “Jesus”, as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read; they had determined before, upon the advice of Caiaphas, to put him to death, and very likely had fixed what kind of death he should die; (see <431149>John 11:49,50,53) and now they consult together, of the manner of bringing it about, and at what time; and the majority were not for doing it on a feast day, when…”

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“Luk 19:47, Luk 19:48, Luk 20:19; Psa 2:1-5; Mat 21:38, Mat 21:45, Mat 21:46, Mat 26:3-5; Joh 11:47-53, Joh 11:57; Act 4:27 Luke 22:3”