Matthew 27:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πρωΐας δὲ γενομένης, συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν:

Transliteration

Prōias de genomenēs, symboulion elabon all the archiereis and the presbyteroi of the laou against the Iēsou so as to thanatōsai him:

Grammar Details

• *Prōias*: genitive, feminine, singular - morning/dawn
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *genomenēs*: aorist participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having come/become
• *symboulion*: accusative, neuter, singular - counsel/consultation
• *elabon*: aorist, 3rd plural, active - they took
• *archiereis*: nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests
• *presbyteroi*: nominative, masculine, plural - elders
• *laou*: genitive, masculine, singular - people
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *thanatōsai*: aorist infinitive, active - to put to death

Word Meanings

• *Prōias* *de* *genomenēs*: when morning had come/at dawn
• *symboulion* *elabon*: took counsel/held a consultation
• *kata*: against/concerning

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now when{G1161} morning{G4405} was come,{G1096} all{G3956} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} the elders{G4245} of the people{G2992} took{G2983} counsel{G4824} against{G2596} Jesus{G2424} to{G5620} put{G2289} him{G846} to death:{G2289}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When{G1161} the morning{G4405} was come{G1096}{(G5637)}, all{G3956} the chief priests{G749} and{G2532} elders{G4245} of the people{G2992} took{G2983}{(G5627)} counsel{G4824} against{G2596} Jesus{G2424} to{G5620} put{G2289} him{G846} to death{G2289}{(G5658)}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When the mornynge was come all ye chefe prestes and the elders of ye people helde a counsayle agenst Iesu to put him to deeth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Vpon the morow, all the hye prestes and elders of the people helde a councell agaynst Iesus, that they might put him to death,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vvhen the morning was come, all the chiefe Priests, and the elders of the people tooke counsell against Iesus, to put him to death,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the mornyng was come, all the chiefe priestes, and the elders of the people, helde a councell agaynst Iesus to put hym to death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus Brought Before Pilate When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 15:1 : 1 At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
• Luke 22:66 : 66 At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.
• John 18:28 : 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning, and they did not enter the headquarters themselves to avoid becoming ceremonially unclean, so that they could eat the Passover.
• Acts 4:24-28 : 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.' 25 'You spoke through the mouth of your servant David, saying: Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?' 26 'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.' 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.' 28 'They did what your hand and will had predestined to take place.'
• Acts 5:21 : 21 At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
• Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.
• Prov 4:16-18 : 16 For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble. 17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it.
• Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
• Matt 26:3-4 : 3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.
• Luke 23:1-2 : 1 Then the entire assembly arose and brought Him to Pilate. 2 They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'
• Judg 16:2 : 2 When the Gazites were told, 'Samson has come here,' they surrounded the place and waited for him all night at the city gate. They remained quiet throughout the night, saying, 'At dawn, we will kill him.'
• 1 Sam 19:11 : 11 Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, saying, 'If you don’t escape tonight, you will be killed in the morning.'