Christ could have summoned legions of angels from Heaven to His aid. But it was a part of His mission to endure in His humanity all the taunts and insults that men might heap upon Him. From the house of Annas, the Saviour was taken to the palace of Caiaphas. He was to be tried before the Sanhedrin, and while its members were being called together, Annas and Caiaphas again questioned Him, but they gained no advantage. When the members of the Sanhedrin had assembled, Caiaphas took his seat as the president. On each side were the judges; before them stood the Roman soldiers guarding the Saviour; back of these was the accusing mob.

Jesus kunne have kaldt legioner af engle fra Himmelen til hjælp. Men det var en del af hans mission som menneske at tåle al den hån og forsmædelse, som mennesker kunne bebyrde ham med. Fra Annas hus blev Frelseren ført til Kajfas palads. Han skulle bringes ind for det store råd, og medens dets medlemmer blev kaldt sammen, udspurgte Annas og Kajfas ham på ny, men de vandt ikke noget derved. Da rådets medlemmer var samlet, indtog Kajfas sin plads som formand. På hans højre og venstre side sad dommerne, og foran stod romerske soldater og holdt vagt over Frelseren; bag disse var den anklagende pøbelhob.