Thematic Bible: In avoiding his enemies

Then gathered the high priests and the Pharisees a council and said, "What do we? This man doeth many miracles. If we let him escape thus, all men will believe on him. And the Romans shall come and take away our country and the people." And one of them named Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year, said unto them, "Ye perceive nothing at all: read more.
nor yet consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish." This spake he not of himself: but being high priest that same year, prophesied he that Jesus should die for the people, and not for the people only: but that he should gather together in one the children of God which were scattered abroad. From that day forth they held a counsel together for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews: but went his way thence unto a country nigh to a wilderness into a city called Ephraim, and there haunted with his disciples.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. When Jesus knew that, he departed thence. And much people followed him, and he healed them all; and charged them, that they should not make him known:

And Jesus avoided with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and from Jewry,

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