John 12:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Ps 22:27 : 27 All the ends of the earth will keep it in mind and be turned to the Lord: all the families of the nations will give him worship.
  • John 3:26 : 26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
  • John 11:47-50 : 47 Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs. 48 If 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. 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything; 50 You 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 17:21 : 21 May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me.
  • 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 5:27-28 : 27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them, 28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.
  • Acts 17:6 : 6 And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;
  • 1 John 2:2 : 2 He is the offering for our sins; and not for ours only, but for all the world.
  • Ps 49:1 : 1 <Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.> Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
  • Isa 27:6 : 6 In days to come Jacob will take root: Israel will put out buds and flowers; and the face of the world will be full of fruit.
  • Matt 21:15 : 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,
  • Luke 19:47-48 : 47 And every day he was teaching in the Temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people were attempting to put him to death; 48 But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.

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

  • John 12:20
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    20 Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast:

  • Matt 12:14-15
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    14 But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death.

    15 And Jesus, having knowledge of this, went away from there, and a great number went after him; and he made them all well,

  • John 11:46-48
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    46 But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

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

    48 If 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.

  • Matt 15:12
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    12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

  • John 7:32
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    32 This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.

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

  • John 11:56-57
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    56 They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?

    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.

  • Matt 22:15
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    15 Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

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

  • Luke 16:14-15
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    14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

    15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • John 12:41-43
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    41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)

    42 However, 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:

    43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

  • John 8:13
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    13 So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

  • John 7:47-48
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    47 Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?

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

  • Mark 12:12-13
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    12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

    13 Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.

  • Luke 19:39
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    39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

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

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

  • Matt 22:34
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    34 But the Pharisees, hearing how the mouths of the Sadducees had been stopped, came together;

  • Luke 13:31
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    31 At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

  • Matt 9:34
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    34 But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • Matt 12:2
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    2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, See, your disciples do that which it is not right to do on the Sabbath.

  • Luke 11:39
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    39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

  • Luke 11:53
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    53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

  • John 4:1
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    1 Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism

  • John 7:35
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    35 So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?

  • John 12:9
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    9 Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.

  • Matt 12:24
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    24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

  • Matt 16:12
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    12 Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • Mark 2:24
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    24 And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • John 7:12
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    12 And 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 12:1
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    1 At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

  • John 12:11
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    11 For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.

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

  • Mark 11:18
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    18 And 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.

  • John 12:31
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    31 Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.

  • John 7:26
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    26 And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

  • John 7:45
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    45 Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?

  • Matt 9:11
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    11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

  • Mark 12:39
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    39 And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

  • Matt 15:1
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    1 Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,