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So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
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Commentators agree this was a pivotal moment. Spurred by the raising of Lazarus and Caiaphas's counsel, the Sanhedrin moved from general hostility to an official, formal decision to kill Jesus. As one scholar notes, this brought matters 'to a head,' solidifying a plot that had been brewing for some time.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They took counsel. The judgment of the high-priest silenced opposition, and they began to devise measures to put him to death without exci…
So from that day (απ' εκεινης ουν της ημερας). The raising of Lazarus brought matters to a head so to speak. It was now apparently…
19th Century
Anglican
Then from that day forth they took! counsel . . .—On that day, then, the Sanhedrin officially decreed His death. The rema…
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Baptist
One bold, wicked man can often sway the counsel of men who are equally bad but more cowardly. It had not yet come to this – that they would hurt hi…
16th Century
Protestant
They consulted to put him to death. The Evangelist relates that Christ fled again, knowing that his enemies sought him with such great rag…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then from that day forth Caiaphas's reasoning appeared so good, and his advice so agreeable, that it was at once, an…
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There can hardly be a clearer discovery of the madness that is in the human heart, and of its desperate enmity against God, than what is recorded h…
13th Century
Catholic
After describing the death and resurrection of Lazarus, the Evangelist now describes the effect of his resurrection.
