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1 Jesus finished saying all these things. Then he said to his disciples,
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When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
2 "As you know, the Passover Feast is two days away. The Son of Man will be handed over to be nailed to a cross."
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“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
3 Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.
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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
4 They made plans to arrest Jesus in a clever way. They wanted to kill him.
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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
5 "But not during the Feast," they said. "The people may stir up trouble."
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“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
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