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The Tradition of the Elders
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
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“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”
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Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
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The Authority of Jesus Questioned
And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, who was called Ca′iaphas,
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The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
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Jesus before the High Priest
Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Ca′iaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.
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Jesus Brought before Pilate
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death;
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The Suicide of Judas
When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
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But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.
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Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the people to ask for Barab′bas and destroy Jesus.
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So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
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And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers
