When daylight came, the council of the elders of the people, the chief priests, and scribes gathered together, and they led him away to their council, saying,
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn’t go into the Praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
“Y’all must be on guard against your* neighbor, and y’all cannot trust in any relatives; for every relative will cheat-cheat, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.