45 Lapho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi bezwa imifanekiso yakhe, babona ukuthi wayekhuluma ngabo. + 46 Nakuba babefuna ukumbamba,* babesaba izixuku, ngoba zazimbheka njengomprofethi. +

3 Abapristi abakhulu namadoda amadala esizwe babuthana egcekeni lompristi ophakeme owayebizwa ngokuthi uKayafase, + 4 bacebisana + ngokuba babambe* uJesu ngobuqili* nokuba bambulale. 5 Nokho, babethi: “Kungabi ngomkhosi, ukuze kungabi nesiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu.”

14 IPhasika + noMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingenamvubelo + kwakuzoba khona ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili. + Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babefuna indlela yokumbamba* ngobuqili bambulale; + 2 kodwa babethi: “Kungabi ngomkhosi; mhlawumbe kungase kube nabantu abasusa isiyaluyalu.”

19 Ababhali nabapristi abakhulu bafuna ukumbeka isandla ngalo kanye lelo hora, kodwa besaba abantu, ngoba baqonda ukuthi wayekhulume lo mfanekiso ecabanga ngabo. +