John 11:45-57
45aTherefore many of the Jews bwho came to Mary, and csaw what He had done, believed in Him. 46But some of them went to the aPharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
The Leaders Plot to Kill Jesus
47Therefore athe chief priests and the Pharisees bgathered the 1,cSanhedrin together, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is doing many 2,dsigns. 48“If we let Him go on like this, all will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our aplace and our nation.” 49But one of them, aCaiaphas, bwho was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50nor do you take into account that ait is better for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.” 51Now he did not say this from himself, but abeing high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, 52and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also agather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53So from that day on they aplanned together to kill Him.
54Therefore Jesus ano longer continued to walk openly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, into a city called bEphraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.
55Now athe Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the region before the Passover bto purify themselves. 56So they awere seeking Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That He will not come to the feast at all?” 57Now athe chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.