'The Pharisees fear Jesus,'

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Jn 11:47: Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

Jn 11:48: If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

Jn 11:49: And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

Jn 11:50: Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

Jn 11:51: And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

Jn 11:52: And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

Jn 11:53: Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Jn 11:54: Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

Jn 11:55: And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

Jn 11:56: Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

Jn 11:57: Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.