John 11:47

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

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  • Matt 26:3 : 3 Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
  • John 12:19 : 19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.
  • Ps 2:2-4 : 2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying, 3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us. 4 Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
  • Acts 4:5-6 : 5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem; 6 And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.
  • Acts 4:16-17 : 16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so. 17 But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together, 28 To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.
  • Acts 5:21 : 21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.
  • Acts 5:24 : 24 Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.
  • Matt 27:1-2 : 1 Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death. 2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.
  • Mark 14:1 : 1 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death:
  • Luke 22:2 : 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.
  • John 2:11 : 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee and let his glory be seen openly; and his disciples put their faith in him.
  • John 11:57 : 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

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  • John 11:48-50
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    48If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

    49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

    50You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.

  • John 11:57
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    57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

  • John 11:45-46
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    45Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him.

    46But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

  • Acts 4:15-16
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    15But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

    16Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • John 7:31-32
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    31And numbers of the people had belief in him, and they said, When the Christ comes will he do more signs than this man has done?

    32This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.

  • Matt 12:14
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    14But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death.

  • John 7:44-48
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    44And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.

    45Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?

    46The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.

    47Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?

    48Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?

  • Matt 22:15
    73%

    15Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

  • Mark 11:27-28
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    27And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

    28And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

  • John 12:18-19
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    18And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.

    19Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

  • Mark 11:18
    73%

    18And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

  • Matt 26:3
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    3Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

  • John 12:10
    72%

    10Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;

  • Luke 22:2
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    2And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.

  • Matt 22:41
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    41Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,

  • John 9:16
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    16Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

  • Luke 22:66
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    66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • John 12:42
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    42However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:

  • John 7:11-12
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    11At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?

    12And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.

  • Luke 20:1-2
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    1And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,

    2That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

  • Mark 3:6
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    6And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • John 7:25
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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

  • Mark 11:31-32
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    70%

    31And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

    32But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

  • John 2:18
    70%

    18Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

  • Mark 15:11
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    11But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

  • John 6:30
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    30So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

  • Matt 27:20
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    20Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

  • Mark 12:11
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    11This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

  • Matt 21:23
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    23And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

  • Matt 12:38
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    38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

  • Mark 15:1
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    1And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

  • Acts 5:24
    70%

    24Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

  • John 9:40
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    40These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?

  • Matt 21:45
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    45And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

  • John 12:37
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    37But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him: