John 11:57

57 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

John 11:57 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:57

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees
Who were of the sanhedrim:

had given a commandment;
or published an edict, a decree of the senate:

that if any man knew where he were, he should show [it], that they
might take him;
and this made it a doubtful point with some, whether he would come to the feast or not; and was the reason why others sought for him, and inquired after him, that they might discover him to the chief priests and Pharisees, and have the promised reward.

John 11:57 In-Context

55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

56 They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”

57 But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.