John 11:45-57
Intro Questions
The Sanhedrin’s
Plot against Jesus
John 11:45–54
45Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what He did
believed in Him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told
them what Jesus had done.
47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and
said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs? 48If
we let Him continue in this way, everybody will believe in Him! Then the Romans
will come and remove both our place and our nation.”
49One of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! 50You’re not considering that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish.” 51He did not say this on his own; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, 52and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God. 53So from that day on they plotted to kill Him. 54Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but departed from there to the countryside near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim†. And He stayed there with the disciples.
Jn 11:55–56Now the Jewish Passover was near, and before the Passover many went up to Jerusalem from the country† to purify themselves. 56They were looking for Jesus, and asking one another as they stood in the temple complex: “What do you think? He won’t come to the festival, will He?”
57The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so they could arrest Him.
Knight, G. W. (2001). A simplified harmony of the Gospels (p. 183). Holman Bible Publishers.
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The Jewish Sanhedrin
Jesus’ raising of Lazarus near Jerusalem caused such a sensation among the people that Jesus’ enemies decided it was time for official action. They called a meeting of the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish court in the land. This group, consisting of 70 members plus the Jewish high priest, exercised authority over the religious life of the Jewish people. The Romans were the ultimate authority in Palestine, but they generally let the Jews take care of their own religious matters.
From the time of this meeting of the Sanhedrin, Jesus was a marked man. His enemies were determined to arrest Him and to orchestrate His execution. They knew they would have to make a civil case against Him and get Him convicted by the Roman officials. Rome refused to allow groups such as the Sanhedrin in their subject provinces to pronounce and carry out the death penalty
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