Matius 12:14

12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate ¹  him.

Markus 15:1

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

15:1 Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law ²  and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. ³ 

Lukas 22:66

22:66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. ⁴  Then ⁵  they led Jesus ⁶  away to their council ⁷ 

[12:14]  ¹ tn Grk “destroy.”

[15:1]  ² tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[15:1]  ³ sn The Jews most assuredly wanted to put Jesus to death, but they lacked the authority to do so. For this reason they handed him over to Pilate in hopes of securing a death sentence. The Romans kept close control of the death penalty in conquered territories to prevent it being used to execute Roman sympathizers.

[22:66]  ⁴ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[22:66]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:66]  ⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:66]  ⁷ sn Their council is probably a reference to the Jewish Sanhedrin, the council of seventy leaders.