John 11:42-49

⁴²but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

⁴³And having said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴⁴And the dead came forth, bound feet and hands with graveclothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus says to them, Loose him and let him go.

⁴⁵Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he had done, believed on him;

⁴⁶but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

⁴⁷The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.

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

⁴⁹But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing