And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of silver to the soldiers,
But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.
Now while they were going, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the ruling kohanim all that had happened.
saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we were sleeping.’
So the ruling kohanim and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we doing?” they asked. “This Man is performing many signs!
called in the emissaries, flogged them, ordered them not to continue speaking in the name of Yeshua, and let them go.