{Then were gathered together the chief priests and elders of
the people} (Tote sun(8863)hth(8873)an hoi archiereis kai hoi
presbuteroi tou laou). A meeting of the Sanhedrin as these two
groups indicate (cf.  21:23 ). {Unto the court} (eis t(886e)
aul(886e)). The _atrium_ or court around which the palace buildings
were built. Here in this open court this informal meeting was
held. Caiaphas was high priest A.D. 18 to 36. His father-in-law
Annas had been high priest A.D. 6 to 15 and was still called high
priest by many.