`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, `By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'

Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And those laying hold on Jesus led [him] away unto Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together,

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;

Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

And in like manner also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,