John 18:28-32 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall… I. SCRUPLES. The Jewish hierarchs were afraid of — 1. Ceremonial defilement. Good! they had not otherwise been faithful Jews. 2. Exclusion from the feast. Good again! it was a mark of true religion to observe the ordinances. II. NO SCRUPLES. The rulers were not afraid — 1. To send in Christ to Pilate's house. They could not risk contamination, but he might, if indeed He could be more defiled then he already was. 2. To plot the murder of the Son of God. Yet they were the leaders of religious society in their day! Heaven's favourites if any were. Lesson: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. (T. Whitelaw, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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