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45 Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.
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Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did.
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But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
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Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.
48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation."
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If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”
49 And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,
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Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all!
50 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish."
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You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
51 Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
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He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,
52 and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
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and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
53 Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.
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So from that day on they plotted to take his life.
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