John 11:47

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.”

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BSBPD

“Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“the chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees, gathered together a sanhedrim, and said, `What may we do? because this man doth many signs?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 11:47 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  2. Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  3. Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  4. Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
  5. Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  6. Luke 22:2and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
  7. John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
  8. John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
  9. John 12:19Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
  10. Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  11. Acts 4:16“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  12. Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  13. Acts 5:21At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
  14. Acts 5:24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

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