John:11:43-53
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And when he thus had spoken ,
he cried with a loud voice ,
Lazarus ,
come forth .
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And he that was dead came forth ,
bound hand and foot with graveclothes :
and his face was bound about with a napkin .
Jesus saith unto them ,
Loose him ,
and let him go .
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Then many of the Jews which came to Mary ,
and had seen the things which Jesus did ,
believed on him .
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But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees ,
and told them what things Jesus had done .
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Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council ,
and said ,
What do we ?
for this man doeth many miracles .
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If we let him thus alone ,
all men will believe on him :
and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation .
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And one of them ,
named Caiaphas ,
being the high priest that same year ,
said unto them ,
Ye know nothing at all ,
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Nor consider that it is expedient for us ,
that one man should die for the people ,
and that the whole nation perish not .
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And this spake he not of himself :
but being high priest that year ,
he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation ;
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And not for that nation only ,
but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad .
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Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death .