Matthew 27:1-2 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.
These leaders had not even slept a full night on their decision. They came back to figure out how to get Jesus dead that day. They had to get Roman approval to do so, and they deliver Him to Pilate as if they were doing him a favor, having captured some dangerous criminal. Though it seems almost unbelievable that they would do so, the same kinds of things often happen today. We often judge others ahead of time and want them to pay. Not that we personally have been harmed, (thought that may be exactly the problem - we were offended), but more often if the other person looks bad, we can "feel better" about ourselves. Jesus had made these leaders look pretty lame, even untrustworthy. They wanted to look and feel better about themselves, even if that meant denying the truth. Which is more important to you: your feelings or the truth?
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