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John 11:47

45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.

46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

48 If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

49 But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!

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BSB
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
KJV
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
WEB
The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
ASV
The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.
DARBY
The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.
BLB
Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together a council, and they were saying, “What do we do? For this man does many signs.
ÅB
Yppersteprestene og fariseerne kalte da rådet sammen til møte og sa: Hva skal vi gjøre? for dette menneske gjør mange tegn.
OTB
Da kalte overprestene og fariseerne sammen et møte i Sanhedrinet. "Hva oppnår vi?" spurte de. "Her er denne mannen som utfører mange tegn.
B1930
Yppersteprestene og fariseerne kalte da rådet sammen til møte og sa: Hvad skal vi gjøre? for dette menneske gjør mange tegn.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 26:3

    At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

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  • Acts 4:16–17

    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

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  • Matthew 5:22

    But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

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  • Acts 4:5–6

    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

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  • John 2:11

    Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

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  • John 11:57

    But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

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  • John 12:19

    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

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  • Acts 5:24

    When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

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