Caiaphas decided that Jesus should be stopped by all means
necessary. He called a meeting of the
chief priests and the scribes (lawyers) in his palace where he told them that Jesus had to be killed.
At
Caiaphas decision, the house was thrown into pandemonium as some reasoned that
if Jesus is killed their might be riots as it will ignite the crowd. But Caiaphas got his decisions and put it
into effect immediately.
He sent a
great multitude of soldiers with swords, and in the exert words of Matthew section 26 (47) and I quote
“…and with him came a great multitude of soldiers with swords from the chief priest (caiaphas ) and the elders of the people”.
When they
finally arrested Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane at night and he was put on trial before the high court.
According
to (57), it provides that “and they that
had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest where the scribes
and the elders were assembled”.
Jesus was
actually a trouble to caiaphas, He
(Jesus) was charged as a rebel, endangering public peace and it was
reasonable to arrest Him (Jesus) when the crowd were thronging the city.