Mar 15:1 | HCSB | STEP | As soon as it was morning , the chief priests had a meeting with the elders , scribes , and the whole Sanhedrin . After tying Jesus up , they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate .

Mark 15:1

1 As ^a soon as it was morning, the ^{▼▼chief priest(s): A group of Jewish temple officers that included the highpriest, captain of the temple, temple overseers, and treasurers}chief priests had a meeting with the elders, ^c ^{▼▼scribe(s): A professional group in Judaism that copied the law of Moses and interpreted it, especially in legal cases}scribes, ^e and the whole ^{▼▼Sanhedrin: The supreme council of Judaism with 70 members, patterned after Moses' 70 elders}Sanhedrin. ^g After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to ^{▼▼Pilate: Pontius Pilate was governor of the province of Judea a.d. 26-36.}Pilate. ⁱ