Discovery BoxMatthew 27:1 
ContextJesus Brought Before Pilate
27:1 When 1 it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.
Matthew 27:41
Context27:41 In 2 the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law 3 and elders 4 – were mocking him: 5
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
3 tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
4 tn Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.
5 tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said.”
