Psalms 2:1-7

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^aWhy do ^bthe nations rage ▼

▼Or  nations noisily assemble

and the peoples plot in vain?
2The 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.”
4 He who ^fsits in the heavens ^glaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5Then he will speak to them in his ^hwrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6“As for me, I have ⁱset my King
on ^jZion, my ^kholy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^l“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.

Matthew 26:3-4

3 ^mThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in ⁿthe palace of the high priest, whose name was ^oCaiaphas, 4 ^pand plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Matthew 27:1-2

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

1 ^qWhen morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people ^rtook counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2And they bound him and ^sled him away and ^tdelivered him over to ^uPilate the governor.

Matthew 27:62-64

The Guard at the Tomb

62The next day, that is, after the day of ^vPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63and said, “Sir, we remember how ^wthat impostor said, while he was still alive, ^x‘After three days I will rise.’ 64Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^ylest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”

John 11:47

47So the chief priests and the Pharisees ^zgathered ^aathe council and said, ^ab“What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

John 12:10-11

10 ^acSo the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, 11because ^adon account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

Acts 4:5-22

5On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, 6with ^aeAnnas the high priest and ^afCaiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. 7And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, ^ag“By what power or ^ahby what name did you do this?” 8Then Peter, ^aifilled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9if we are being examined today ^ajconcerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that ^akby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ^alwhom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 ^amThis Jesus ▼

▼Greek  This one

is the stone that was ^aorejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. ▼

▼Greek the head of the corner

12And there is ^aqsalvation ^arin no one else, for ^asthere is no other ^atname under heaven given among men ▼

▼The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

by which we must be saved.”

13 ^avNow when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14But seeing the man who was healed ^awstanding beside them, ^axthey had nothing to say in opposition. 15But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, 16saying, ^ay“What shall we do with these men? For that ^aza notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them ^bato speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19But Peter and John answered them, ^bb“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20for ^bcwe cannot but speak of what ^bdwe have seen and heard.” 21And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, ^bebecause of the people, for all were praising God ^bffor what had happened. 22For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.