Thematic Bible: In avoiding his enemies
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Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrim, and said, What do we accomplish? for this man performs many miracles. If we leave him thus all will believe on him; and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation. And one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all, read more.
neither consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that all the nation should perish. This he said not of himself, but being chief priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but to bring together into one [body] all the children of God scattered abroad. From that day, therefore, they took counsel to kill him. Then Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence to a region near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he staid with his disciples.
neither consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that all the nation should perish. This he said not of himself, but being chief priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but to bring together into one [body] all the children of God scattered abroad. From that day, therefore, they took counsel to kill him. Then Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence to a region near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he staid with his disciples.
and the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him to destroy him. But Jesus knowing it departed thence, and great multitudes followed him; and he cured them all, and charged them not to make him known;
And Jesus went away with his disciples to the lake; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee,
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