John 11:47

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered. council.

The chief priests, including Caiaphas, the acting high priest, and Annas, who had been high priest, as well as other great hierarchs, were Sadducees and the leaders of that party. The old feuds between them and the Pharisees were now forgotten and the two great sects unite in. call for. meeting of the Sanhedrim. This session is. notable event. It is the first case recorded in the Gospels where we meet with. formal account of the meeting of this great body. This meeting settles on the plans that are henceforth pushed with vigor and which lead. few weeks later to the arrest, trial and condemnation of Christ. For an account of the Sanhedrim see notes on chapter 1:19.

What do we?

They do not ask what they shall do, but reproach themselves that they are doing nothing. "This man,". designation intended to show contempt, is doing many miracles and yet we are idle, doing nothing to counteract their influence. This body admitted the miracles and was without excuse. As at least two of the members were afterwards Christians, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, it would be easy to learn what passed on this note-worthy occasion.