Matthew 28:12

After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain?

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.

The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs?

Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also

The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem

When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.

After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

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And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,