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The Plot to Kill Jesus

John 11:47

In 9 translations

BSB
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.Or the Council
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.
LSV
the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together [the] Sanhedrin and said, “What may we do? Because this Man does many signs?
YLT
the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, 'What may we do? because this man doth many signs?
DBY
The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.
DRC
The chief priests therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered a council, and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles?
GNV
Then gathered the hie Priests, and the Pharises a councill, and said, What shall we doe? For this man doeth many miracles.

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  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ποιεῖ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ποιεῖ σημεῖα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ποιεῖ σημεῖα; Robinson–Pierpont read σημεῖα ποιεῖ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
συνήγαγον οὖν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συνέδριον, καὶ ἔλεγον· Τί ποιοῦμεν ὅτι οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος πολλὰ ποιεῖ σημεῖα;
RP2018
Συνήγαγον οὖν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συνέδριον, καὶ ἔλεγον, Τί ποιοῦμεν; Ὅτι οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος πολλὰ σημεῖα ποιεῖ.
TR-Boyd
Συνήγαγον οὖν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συνέδριον, καὶ ἔλεγον, Τί ποιοῦμεν; Ὅτι οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος πολλὰ σημεῖα ποιεῖ.
SCR1894
συνηγαγον ουν οι αρχιερεις και οι φαρισαιοι συνεδριον και ελεγον τι ποιουμεν οτι ουτος ο ανθρωπος πολλα σημεια ποιει

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◆ Chief Priests Conspire Against Jesus

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  • Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  • 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. But to keep this message from spreading any…
  • John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
  • John 12:19Then 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!”
  • Acts 4:5–6The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
  • John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
  • Matthew 5:22But 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…
  • Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. They carried out what Your hand and will had…
  • Acts 5:24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
  • Acts 5:21At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of…
  • Matthew 27:1–2When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
  • Psalms 2:2–4The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord…
  • Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  • Luke 22:2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.

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