43 After Jesus said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 The dead man came out. His hands and feet were wrapped with pieces of cloth, and he had a cloth around his face.Jesus said to them, “Take the cloth off of him and let him go.”
45 There were many Jews who had come to visit Mary. They saw what Jesus did. And many of them believed in him.
46 But some of them went to the Pharisees. They told the Pharisees what Jesus had done.
47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the Jewish council. They asked, “What should we do? This man is doing many miracles.
48 If we let him continue doing these things, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away our Temple and our nation.”
49 One of the men there was Caiaphas. He was the high priest that year. Caiaphas said, “You people know nothing!