When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
When morning came, all the chief priests and community leaders got together to plan how they were going to have Jesus killed.
The religious leaders made their final decision, they wanted Jesus dead.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, this verse describes the events following Jesus' night trial before the Sanhedrin, where the religious leaders had already questioned him illegally under cover of darkness. The chief priests and elders, representing the Jewish religious establishment, met in the morning to formalize their plot against Jesus, adhering to Jewish customs that required official decisions during daylight hours. This occurred during the Roman occupation of Judea, heightening tensions as Jesus' claims challenged both religious authority and Roman stability.
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