| Mark 15:1 | Matt. 27:1 | Luke 22:66-71 |
| 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, | 1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: | 66 And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying, 67 If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 and if I ask you, ye will not answer. 69 But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated on the right hand of the power of God [see Ps. 110:1; Dan. 7:13]. 70 And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, 1Ye say that I am. 71 And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth. |
1 Or, Ye say it, because I am.
a This ratification of the condemnation after dawn was an effort to make the action legal. But no ratification of a wrong can make it right. Some modern Jewish writers admit the illegalities and argue the unhistorical character of the narrative. But the hate of the Sanhedrin for Jesus made them violate their own rules of legal procedure. See my book, The Pharisees and Jesus.
§ 158. REMORSE AND SUICIDE OF JUDAS THE BETRAYER
IN THE TEMPLE AND IN A PLACE WITHOUT THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM
Friday morning
| Matt. 27:3-10 | Acts 1:18, 19 |
| 3 Then Judas, which betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed 1innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctu- ary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the 2treasury, since it is the price of blood [see Deut. 23:18]. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken 3by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And 4they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, 5whom certain of the children of Israel did price; 10 and 6they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me [see Zech. 11:13; Jer. 18:2; 19:2; 32:6-15]. | 18 (Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.) |
1 Many ancient authorities read righteous.
2 Gr. corbanas, that is, sacred treasury. Comp. [Mark 7:11].
3 Or, through.