John 11:41-53

⁴¹Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me:

⁴²And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people who stand by, I said it , that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

⁴³And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴⁴And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go.

⁴⁵Then many of the Jews who came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

⁴⁶But some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

⁴⁷Then the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and said, What do we? for this man performeth many miracles.

⁴⁸If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation.

⁴⁹And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,

⁵⁰Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

⁵¹And this he spoke not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

⁵²And not for that nation only, but that also he should assemble in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

⁵³Then from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death.