15:16 So 1 the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) 2 and called together the whole cohort. 3
14:53 Then 4 they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law 5 came together.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “So” to indicate that the soldiers’ action is in response to Pilate’s condemnation of the prisoner in v. 15.
2 tn Grk “(that is, the praetorium).”
3 sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
5 tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.