Bible Cross References
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John 11:43-53
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After he had said this, he called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"
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He came out, his hands and feet wrapped in grave cloths, and with a cloth around his face. "Untie him," Jesus told them, "and let him go."
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Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what Jesus did, and they believed in him.
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But some of them returned to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47
So the Pharisees and the chief priests met with the Council and said, "What shall we do? Look at all the miracles this man is performing!
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If we let him go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Roman authorities will take action and destroy our Temple and our nation!"
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One of them, named Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said, "What fools you are!
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Don't you realize that it is better for you to have one man die for the people, instead of having the whole nation destroyed?"
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Actually, he did not say this of his own accord; rather, as he was High Priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus was going to die for the Jewish people,
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and not only for them, but also to bring together into one body all the scattered people of God.
53
From that day on the Jewish authorities made plans to kill Jesus.
John 12:10
So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus too,
John 12:11
because on his account many Jews were rejecting them and believing in Jesus.
2 Corinthians 4:3
For if the gospel we preach is hidden, it is hidden only from those who are being lost.
be persuaded
Genesis 9:27
May God cause Japheth to increase! May his descendants live with the people of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Japheth."
Acts 19:8
Paul went into the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly with the people, holding discussions with them and trying to convince them about the Kingdom of God.
Acts 26:28
Agrippa said to Paul, "In this short time do you think you will make me a Christian?"
Acts 28:23
So they set a date with Paul, and a large number of them came that day to the place where Paul was staying. From morning till night he explained to them his message about the Kingdom of God, and he tried to convince them about Jesus by quoting from the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets.
2 Corinthians 5:11
We know what it means to fear the Lord, and so we try to persuade others. God knows us completely, and I hope that in your hearts you know me as well.