John 11:47-53
47So the chief priests and the Pharisees agathered bthe council and said, c“What 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.” 49But one of them, fCaiaphas, gwho was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. 50Nor do you understand that hit is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” 51He did not say this of his own accord, but ibeing high priest that year jhe prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52and knot for the nation only, but also lto gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53So from that day on they mmade plans to put him to death.Acts 4:27-28
27for truly in this city there were gathered together against your nholy servant Jesus, owhom you anointed, both pHerod and qPontius Pilate, along rwith the Gentiles and sthe peoples of Israel, 28 tto do whatever your hand and uyour plan had predestined to take place.Acts 5:24-28
24Now when vthe captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. 25And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison ware standing in the temple and teaching the people.” 26Then xthe captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for ythey were afraid of being stoned by the people.27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, 28saying, z“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you aaintend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
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