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Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary ,
and had seen the things Jesus did ,
believed in Him .
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But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did .
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Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said , "
What shall we do ?
For this Man works many signs .
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If we let Him alone like this ,
everyone will believe in Him ,
and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation ."
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And one of them ,
Caiaphas ,
being high priest that year ,
said to them , "
You know nothing at all ,
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nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people ,
and not that the whole nation should perish ."
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Now this he did not say on his own authority ;
but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation ,
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and not for that nation only ,
but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad .
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Then ,
from that day on ,
they plotted to put Him to death .
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Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews ,
but went from there into the country near the wilderness ,
to a city called Ephraim ,
and there remained with His disciples .
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And the Passover of the Jews was near ,
and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover ,
to purify themselves .
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Then they sought Jesus ,
and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple , "
What do you think--that He will not come to the feast ?"
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Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command ,
that if anyone knew where He was ,
he should report it ,
that they might seize Him .