Thematic Bible: In avoiding his enemies
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The chief priests and Pharisees therefore called the sanhedrim together, and said, What are we about? for this man is doing many miracles. If we suffer him to go on thus, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation. Then one particular person of them, Caiaphas, being the high-priest of that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing, read more.
nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation be not destroyed. And this he spake not from himself: but being the high-priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; and not for that nation only, but that he should collect into one body the children of God wherever dispersed. Then from that day they consulted together how they might kill him. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence into the country bordering on the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he abode with his disciples.
nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation be not destroyed. And this he spake not from himself: but being the high-priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; and not for that nation only, but that he should collect into one body the children of God wherever dispersed. Then from that day they consulted together how they might kill him. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence into the country bordering on the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he abode with his disciples.
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him, how they might make away with him. But Jesus knew it, and retired from thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, and charged them that they should not make him known.
And Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea side; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
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