The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
- KJV The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
- BSB When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
- NKJV The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.
- NLT When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus.
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Hearing the crowd's murmuring, the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest Jesus. The growing belief in Him alarmed the authorities into action.
Overview
The leaders, threatened by the favorable response to Jesus, move to silence Him by force. This marks an escalation in the official opposition that will culminate in His arrest and crucifixion. Yet, as the chapter shows, their efforts fail until the Father's appointed hour, underscoring that Jesus lays down His life willingly, not by their power.
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Cross-references · 8
- Acts 5:26Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.
- Matt 12:23–24All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
- John 12:19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”
- Matt 23:13“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
- John 7:45–53The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him?”
- Luke 22:52–53Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- John 11:47–48The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
- John 18:3Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
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