John 11:46-53

46But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did.

47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.

48If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”

49And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

50nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”

51Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

52and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

53Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.