O Lord, Your arm is exalted, yet they knew it not; but when they know they shall be ashamed; jealously shall seize upon an untaught nation, and now fire shall devour the adversaries.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What are we doing? For this Man works many signs.

If we leave Him alone in this way, all will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and will take away both our place and our nation."

But the chief priests took counsel, that they might also kill Lazarus,

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are not doing any good. Look, the world has gone after Him!"

Now while they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

saying, "What shall we do to these men? For indeed, that a known sign has come to pass by them is evident to all those who are dwelling in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it.

And summoning them, they commanded them not to speak at all nor to teach in the name of Jesus.

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"?