John Chapter 11 verse 53 Holy Bible

ASV John 11:53

So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
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BBE John 11:53

And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.
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DARBY John 11:53

From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.
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KJV John 11:53

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
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WEB John 11:53

So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.
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YLT John 11:53

From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 53. - Therefore from that clay they took counsel to slay him. The οϋν shows that the advice of Caiaphas was followed, and whereas before this, minor courts and synagogues had plotted the ruin of Jesus, and they themselves had excommunicated his followers (John 9.), yet, after this evil counsel, they deliberated on the surest and safest way of destroying him. The sentence had gone forth. They bound themselves to secure his arrest for this purpose. Some of their number, a small minority, including Joseph of Arimathaea, disapproved of this counsel, and withdrew from their society (Luke 23:51), but the majority overruled the dissidents. This is the very climax of their perversity. They have resolved on the death-penalty. The sentence has been recorded against the Holiest. Priesthood and prophecy have pronounced their final verdict. They have extinguished themselves. Nevertheless, that which proved the occasion of their malice became a further proof of his Divine goodness and superhuman claims.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(53) Then from that day forth they took! counsel . . .--On that day, then, the Sanhedrin officially decreed His death. The remaining question was how they could carry out this decree without exciting a popular tumult, or bringing themselves into collision with the Romans. (Comp. Note on Matthew 26:4.)