ISB ~ Matthew 26 v65

tore his robes:A gesture of extreme distress and wrongdoing—the Mosaic Law forbade the high priest to tear his sacred vestments (Lev 10:6; 21:10). blasphemy: The council charges Jesus with blaspheming the name of God and issues a death sentence (Lev 24:16). The Romans, however, reserved for themselves the sole authority to administer capital punishment in NT Palestine (Jn 18:31). For this reason, the council delivers Jesus to the Roman governor, Pilate (27:2), in hopes of enforcing their judgment (CCC 591, 596).