Psa 2:1-3, 59:3, 71:10, 140:2, Mat 26:3-4, 57, 27:1, Act 4:5-6, 23:12-14 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

Psalms 2:1-3

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^aWhy do ^bthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^dAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^eburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”

Psalms 59:3

3 For behold, they ^flie in wait for my life;
fierce men ^gstir up strife against me.
^hFor no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

Psalms 71:10

10 For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who ⁱwatch for my life ^jconsult together

Psalms 140:2

2 who plan evil things in their heart
and ^kstir up wars continually.

Matthew 26:3-4

3 ^lThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in ^mthe palace of the high priest, whose name was ⁿCaiaphas, 4 ^oand plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Matthew 26:57

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

57 ^pThen ^qthose who had seized Jesus led him to ^rCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Matthew 27:1

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

1 ^sWhen morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people ^ttook counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

Acts 4:5-6

5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, 6 with ^uAnnas the high priest and ^vCaiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.

Acts 23:12-14

A Plot to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, ^wthe Jews made a plot and ^xbound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul.