John 11:47-48

47So the chief priests and the Pharisees agathered bthe council and said, cWhat are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and dthe Romans will come and take away both our eplace and our nation.”

John 12:18

18The reason why the crowd went to meet him fwas that they heard he had done this sign.
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