Matthew 27:1
ESV
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
NIV
Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
NASB
Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;
CSB
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.
NLT
Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
KJV
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
NKJV
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
What does Matthew 27:1 mean?
During a hasty sham trial, conducted in the night at the home of the chief priest, Jesus had been found guilty and deserving of death. This involved at least some members of the Jewish ruling council known as the Sanhedrin. Using language from Psalm 110:1 and Daniel 7:13, Jesus had "confessed" to being the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of God. Since the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe this could possibly be true, they convicted Him of blasphemy (Matthew 26:57–68).However, that trial was not technically legal. Traditional Jewish law of that time required any trial involving a death penalty offense to be held openly during the day. Such an event would normally have taken place in the temple. So, when morning arrives, a second, ceremonial "trial" is convened. They simply affirm the verdict the group had made under the cover of darkness, which is also the same sentence determined long before (John 11:53): Jesus was to be put to death.
