John 11:57
55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
56 They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
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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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.
- ASV
- Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.
- DARBY
- Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might take him.
- BLB
- Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command that if anyone should know where He is, he should show [it], so that they might seize Him.
- ÅB
- Men yppersteprestene og fariseerne hadde påbudt at om noen fikk vite hvor han var, skulle han melde det, så de kunne gripe ham.
- OTB
- Men overprestene og fariseerne hadde gitt ordre om at alle som fant ut hvor Han var skulle rapportere det, slik at de kunne arrestere Ham.
- B1930
- Men yppersteprestene og fariseerne hadde påbudt at om nogen fikk vite hvor han var, skulde han melde det, så de kunde gripe ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 109:4
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
Read in contextJohn 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
Read in contextJohn 9:22
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
Read in contextJohn 5:16–18
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
Read in contextJohn 8:59
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
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