Matthew 28:12

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And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?

So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,

On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.