Conspiracy to Kill Jesus
47 Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council meeting, and they were saying, "What are we 11:47 Or doing? For thisdoing in regard to the fact that this Man is performing many 11:47 I.e., confirming miraclessigns? 48 If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our 11:48 Possibly meaning the templeplace and our nation." 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all, 50 nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead."