So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus too.

但祭司长商议连拉撒路也要杀了；

于是众祭司长商议连拉撒路也要杀了，

于是众祭司长商议连拉撒路也要杀了，

于是，祭司长计划连拉撒路也杀掉，

于是祭司长想把拉撒路也杀掉，

于是祭司长们就商议，连拉撒路也要杀掉，

但祭司長商議連拉撒路也要殺了；

於是眾祭司長商議連拉撒路也要殺了，

於是眾祭司長商議連拉撒路也要殺了，

於是，祭司長計劃連拉撒路也殺掉，

於是祭司長想把拉撒路也殺掉，

祭司長就定意、連拉撒路也要殺害，

於是祭司長們就商議，連拉撒路也要殺掉，

祭司諸長相議、欲並拉撒路殺之、

祭司諸長且謀殺拉撒路、

祭司諸長相議、並欲殺拉撒路、

司祭諸長乃共謀所以兼滅賴柴魯、

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,

Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,

But the chief priests had decided to kill Lazarus also,

But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also,

But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;

Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also

But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,

But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

And Abel also brought an offering. He brought the fattest parts of some animals from his flock. They were the first animals born to their mothers. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering.But he wasn’t pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was sad.Then the Lord said to Cain,“ Why are you angry? Why are you looking so sad?Do what is right and then you will be accepted. If you don’t do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It desires to control you. But you must rule over it.”Cain said to his brother Abel,“ Let’s go out to the field.” So they went out. There Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.Then the Lord said to Cain,“ Where is your brother Abel?”“ I don’t know,” Cain replied.“ Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”The Lord said,“ What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

“ Abraham said to him,‘ They do not listen to Moses and the Prophets. So they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”

Herod realized that the Wise Men had tricked him. So he became very angry. He gave orders about Bethlehem and the area around it. He ordered all the boys two years old and under to be killed. This agreed with the time when the Wise Men had seen the star.

Here’s what is so bad about everything that happens on this earth. Death catches up with all of us. Also, the hearts of people are full of evil. They live in foolish pleasure. After that, they join those who have already died.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said to him,“ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,‘ How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.

“ Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?

When King Herod heard about it, he was very upset. Everyone in Jerusalem was troubled too.So Herod called together all the chief priests of the people. He also called the teachers of the law. He asked them where the Messiah was going to be born.“ In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied.“ This is what the prophet has written. He said,“‘ But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are certainly not the least important among the towns of Judah. A ruler will come out of you. He will rule my people Israel like a shepherd.’ ”( Micah 5:2)Then Herod secretly called for the Wise Men. He found out from them exactly when the star had appeared.He sent them to Bethlehem. He said,“ Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report it to me. Then I can go and worship him too.”

He was driven away from people. He was given the mind of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass just as an ox does. His body became wet with the dew of heaven. He stayed that way until he recognized that the Most High God rules over all kingdoms on earth. He puts anyone he wants to in charge of them.“ But you knew all that, Belshazzar. After all, you are Nebuchadnezzar’s son. In spite of that, you are still proud.You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can’t see or hear or understand anything. But you didn’t honor God. He holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.“ What can we do?” they asked.“ This man is performing many signs.If we let him keep on doing this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come. They will take away our temple and our nation.”One of the Jewish leaders spoke up. His name was Caiaphas. He was high priest at that time. He said,“ You don’t know anything at all!You don’t realize what is good for you. It is better if one man dies for the people than if the whole nation is destroyed.”He did not say this on his own because he was high priest at that time. He prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation.He also prophesied that Jesus would die for God’s children scattered everywhere. He would die to bring them together and make them one.So from that day on, the Jewish rulers planned to kill Jesus.

But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders. They had commanded anyone who found out where Jesus was staying to report it. Then they could arrest him.

They shake their fists at God. They brag about themselves and oppose the Mighty One.They boldly charge against him with their thick, strong shields.