Matthew 27:12-13

27:12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond. 27:13 Then Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”

Matthew 27:20

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

Matthew 27:41-42

27:41 In ¹  the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law ²  and elders ³  – were mocking him: ⁴  27:42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down ⁵  now from the cross, we will believe in him!

Matthew 27:62-63

The Guard at the Tomb

27:62 The ⁶  next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees ⁷  assembled before Pilate 27:63 and said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

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

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

³ tn Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.

⁴ tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said.”

⁵ tn Here the aorist imperative καταβάτω (katabatw) has been translated as a conditional imperative. This fits the pattern of other conditional imperatives (imperative + καί + future indicative) outlined by ExSyn 489.

⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.