“(Hom. lxxxiv.) They did not put Him to death in secret, because they sought to destroy His reputation, and the wonder with which He was regarded by many. For this reason they were minded to put Him to death openly before all, and therefore they led Him to the governor.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas
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1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
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— Matthew 27:1 —
2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,