Matthew 26:57. To Caiaphas the high priest. Appointed by the Romans, Annas having been deposed, as frequently occurred (comp. Matthew 26:8).

Where the scribes and elders were gathered together. Mark inserts ‘the chief-priests,' indicating a meeting of the Sanhedrin or council (Matthew 26:59). The examination before Annas would allow time for them to come together. But it was not the final assemblage of that body (see chap. Matthew 27:1-2; Luke 22:66-71).

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