John 11:54-57

54 Jesus therefore ¹no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.

55 Now ²the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and ³many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover ⁴to purify themselves.

56 ⁵They were looking for^[a] Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all? ”

57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

Cross References

• 1. 11:54 ch. 7:1, 4
• 2. 11:55 See ch. 6:4
• 3. 11:55 Luke 2:42
• 4. 11:55 2 Chr. 30:17, 18; [ch. 18:28; Acts 21:24]
• 5. 11:56 See ch. 7:11

Footnotes

• [a] 11:56 Greek 'were seeking for'