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Mark 14:55

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And the chief priests, and all the council,.... Especially the former, who were of all most busy and active in this matter:sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; on which they were determined, right or wrong; in this they went contrary to one of their own canons, which runs thus :"in pecuniary causes, they begin either for absolution, or condemnation; but in capital causes, they begin for absolution, and do not begin for condemnation.'

'That is, they begun with such evidences as tended to acquit a man, and not with such as served to condemn him; whereas this court was only seeking for such evidence to begin with, that they might condemn Jesus to death:and found none; that would answer their purpose;See Gill on "Mt 26:59".

Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 4. sect.

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