John 11:47-57 (Gospel)
- 47
- Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
- 48
- If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”
- 49
- And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
- 50
- nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”
- 51
- Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
- 52
- and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
- 53
- Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.
- 54
- Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.
- 55
- And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
- 56
- Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think – that He will not come to the feast?”
- 57
- Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him.