The chief priests and elders. — Brief as the statement is it implies much; the members of the Sanhedrin standing before Pilate’s palace, mingling with the crowd, whispering — now to this man, now to that — praises of the robber, scoffs and slander against the Christ. As the next verse shows, they did their work effectively.
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Matthew 27:20
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.