John 11:47-49

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⁴⁷ Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council to discuss the situation.

“What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “For this man certainly does miracles. ⁴⁸ If we let him alone the whole nation will follow him—and then the Roman army will come and kill us and take over the Jewish government.”

⁴⁹ And one of them, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said, “You stupid idiots—