And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.
The chief priests - vehemently accused him - Corrupt priests and teachers are generally the most implacable enemies of Christ and his truth. Evil passions betray those who are slaves to them. An affected moderation would have rendered these accusers less suspected, their accusations more probable, and the envy less visible than this vehemence: but envy seldom or never consults prudence: and God permits this to be so for the honor of truth and innocence. Quesnel.
Vehemently accused him - Violently or unjustly accused him, endeavoring to make it appear that he had been guilty of sedition in Herod's province.