John 11:40-53

New King James Version

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would ^(A)see the glory of God?” ⁴¹ Then they took away the stone ^[a]from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ⁴² And I know that You always hear Me, but ^(B)because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” ⁴³ Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” ⁴⁴ And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with ^(C)graveclothes, and ^(D)his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus^(E)

⁴⁵ Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, ^(F)and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. ⁴⁶ But some of them went away to the Pharisees and ^(G)told them the things Jesus did. ^47 (H)Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, ^(I)“What shall we do? For this Man works 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.”

⁴⁹ And one of them, ^(J)Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, ^50 (K)nor do you consider that it is expedient for ^[b]us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should 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, ⁵² and ^(L)not for that nation only, but ^(M)also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

⁵³ Then, from that day on, they plotted to ^(N)put Him to death.