John 11:53

Therefore from that day (forth) they thought, (or sought), (or made plans) for (how) to slay him.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

In Context

52and not only for the folk (or and not only die for the nation), but that he should gather into one the sons of God that were scattered.

54Therefore Jesus walked not then openly among the Jews; but he went into a country (side) beside [the] desert (or but he went into the countryside near the desert), into a city, that is said Ephraim, and there he dwelled with his disciples.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 13:21And I areasoned (with) them, and I said to them, Why dwell ye there even against, or on the other side of, the wall? If ye do this thing the second time, I shall set hand on you. Therefore from that time forth they came not thither in the sabbath. (And I warned them, and I said to them, Why do ye stay there on the other side of the wall? If ye do this thing another time, I shall put my hands on you. And from that time forth they did not come back there on the Sabbath.)

Psalms 31:13for I heard despising of many men dwelling in compass. In that thing while they came together against me; they counselled to take my life. (for I have heard the despising of many men who live all around me. And when they came together against me; they plotted to take away my life.)

Psalms 109:4For that thing that they should love me (for), they backbited me; but I prayed (for them).

Jeremiah 38:4And the princes said to the king, We pray, that this man be slain; for of before-casting he discomforteth the hands of (the) men warriors, that dwelled in this city, and the hands of all the people, and speaketh to them by all these words. For why this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil. (And the officers said to the king, We pray, that this man be killed; because by such forecasting he weakeneth the hands, or the resolve, of the warriors, and the hands of all the people, who still remain in this city, yea, by speaking to them by all these words. For this man seeketh not peace for this people, but evil.)

Matthew 16:21From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that it behooved him to go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things, of the elder men [or of the elders], and of the scribes, and of (the) princes of (the) priests, (or and suffer many things, from the elders, and from the scribes, and from the high priests); and be slain, and the third day to rise again.

Matthew 26:59And the prince of (the) priests, and all the council sought false witnessing against Jesus, that they should (be)take him to (the) death; (And the High Priest, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they could deliver him unto death;)

Matthew Henry on John 11:46-57

The Consultation of the Pharisees; The Prophecy of Caiaphas; A Conspiracy against Christ. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our… Read the whole commentary →

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