John 11:45-48

45The Jews who had come to visit Mary saw this. They saw what Jesus did. So many of them believed in him.

46But some of them went to the Pharisees. They told the Pharisees what Jesus had done.

47Then the Pharisees and the leaders of the priests had a meeting with the group of Jewish leaders. They asked each other, ‘What will we do? This man is doing so many miracles.

48If we let him do more things like this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman rulers will come and punish us. Their soldiers will destroy our temple and even destroy our whole country of Israel.’