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John - ch 11 v 41 - 57
- So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.
- And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.
- And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
- He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
- Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.
- But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
- The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.
- If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
- But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
- nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
- Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;
- and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
- So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
- Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.
- Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves.
- They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?
- 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.
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