1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,



Ver. 1. The captain of the temple] The Jews had a band of garrison soldiers deputed for the service and safety of the temple, Mat_27:65. These forces had many officers, Luk_22:4, and one chieftain, here called their captain, óôñáôçãïò ; as in their wars with the Romans afterwards, Eleazar the son of Ananias the high priest was in this office, a bold and proud youth, as Josephus describeth him.