Matthew 12:14 - New International Version (Anglicised) But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against Him, how they might do away with Him. American Standard Version (1901) But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. Common English Bible The Pharisees went out and met in order to find a way to destroy Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Pharisees, departing, took council against him, as to how they might destroy him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him. |
Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
At this they tried to seize him, but no-one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.