Jehovah, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they shall see and be ashamed for their envy toward the people. Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of Heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? For this Man performs many signs.

If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe into Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.

But the chief priests took counsel to put Lazarus to death also,

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Behold, the world has gone after Him!

Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the temple commander, and the Sadducees came near them,

being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed, that a notable sign has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it.

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

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