Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
But note carefully the disciples’ love of truth. They do not conceal from their reader what was said by their enemies. They call Jesus an impostor. Note the contrast between the savagery of the authorities and the simple and truthful disposition of the disciples. Not even at his death did the authorities surrender their anger. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily