So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.
- KJV Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
- NKJV Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.
- NASB So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
- NLT So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.
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Quick answer
From that day the leaders resolved to put Jesus to death. The plot becomes a settled purpose.
Overview
The council's deliberation hardens into a firm decision to kill Jesus. This marks a decisive turn toward the passion, even as the leaders act in unbelief. Yet their murderous intent will serve God's plan of redemption, as the cross they devise becomes the means of salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Acts 9:23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
- Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
- Ps 109:4–5In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Jer 38:15“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
- John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- Jer 38:4Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
- Matt 16:21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Neh 13:21but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.
- Ps 71:10For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
- Ps 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Ps 113:2Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
- John 12:10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
- Ps 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
- Mark 3:6At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
- Matt 22:46No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
- Matt 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
- Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
- Neh 4:16And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
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