Chief Priests Conspire Against Jesus

Date: 30 (1D)

Locations: Jerusalem

Participants: Caiaphas

Scripture References

• John 11:47 — Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
• John 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.
• John 11:49 — And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
• John 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.
• John 11:51 — And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
• John 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.
• John 11:53 — Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

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