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Mark 15:1

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AND straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
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  1. Matthew 27:1–2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    1WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

    2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

  2. Acts 3:13Rank 2 from verse 1
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    13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

  3. John 18:28–38Rank 3 from verse 1
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    28¶ Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

    29Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?

    30They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

    31Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

    32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

    33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

    34Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

    35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

    36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

    37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

    38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

  4. Luke 22:66Rank 4 from verse 1
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    66¶ And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

  5. Luke 23:1–5Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1AND the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

    2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

    3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

    4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

    5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

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Mark 15:1

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

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chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

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priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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held

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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.

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bound

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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.

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carried

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Past-tense or past-participial form of carry (to bear, convey, support, or take from one place to another).

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delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1AND straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

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2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

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