Matthew 21:45

21:45 When¹ the chief priests and the Pharisees² heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

Matthew 27:20

27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

27:41 In³ the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law⁴ and elders⁵ – were mocking him:⁶

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27:62 The⁷ next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees⁸ assembled before Pilate

¹tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

²sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

³tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

⁵tn Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.

⁶tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said.”

⁷tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁸sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.