<p>26:57&nbsp;<i>And they that had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes-&nbsp;</i>There is great emphasis on the Lord being&nbsp;<i>led</i>&nbsp;(Mt. 26:57; 27:2,31; Mk. 15:16; Jn. 18:13,28; 19:16). And notice how Acts 8:32 changes the quotation from Is. 53 to say that Christ was&nbsp;<i>led</i> (this isn't in the Hebrew text). His passivity is another indication that He was&nbsp;<i>giving</i>&nbsp;His life of His own volition, it wasn't being taken from Him.</p><p><i>And the elders</i>- Sometimes a technical term for the Sanhedrin.</p><p><i>Were gathered together</i>- This word is often used in connection with the Lord&rsquo;s opponents being gathered together against Him at His death (Mt. 26:3,57; 27:17,27,62; 28:12; Lk. 22:66; Acts 4:26,27); and yet it is also used of the gathering together of the faithful, especially at the breaking of bread, around the symbols of the Lord&rsquo;s death (Acts 20:7,8; 1 Cor. 5:4). The cross becomes the essence of the division between the believers and the world; each group gather together around it. The cross and the person of the Lord Jesus therefore divide the believer from the world; and this is where the line really is, rather than between believer and believer. To make the breaking of bread service and the emblems of the crucified Jesus the means of dividing between believers is therefore extremely serious; at best, it totally fails to perceive the intention of the Lord Jesus and His death. His suffering, He there in His time of torture, is intended to be the focal point of the gathering together of the believers for Him, and likewise it becomes the focal point of the unbelieving world&rsquo;s gathering together against Him.&nbsp;</p>