^10 (A)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,

³¹ He said to him, ‘If they do not hear ^(A)Moses and the Prophets, ^(B)neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

⁴⁷ So the chief priests and the Pharisees ^(A)gathered ^(B)the council and said, ^(C)“What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and ^(D)the Romans will come and take away both our ^(E)place and our nation.” ⁴⁹ But one of them, ^(F)Caiaphas, ^(G)who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. ⁵⁰ Nor do you understand that ^(H)it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” ⁵¹ He did not say this of his own accord, but ^(I)being high priest that year ^(J)he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, ⁵² and ^(K)not for the nation only, but also ^(L)to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. ⁵³ So from that day on they ^(M)made plans to put him to death.

Herod Kills the Children

¹⁶ Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

⁴ and Abel also brought of ^(A)the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord ^(B)had regard for Abel and his offering, ⁵ but ^(C)for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. ⁶ The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? ^7 (D)If you do well, will you not be accepted?^[a] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. ^(E)Its desire is contrary to^[b] you, but you must rule over it.”

⁸ Cain spoke to Abel his brother.^[c] And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and ^(F)killed him. ⁹ Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, ^(G)“I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?” ¹⁰ And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood ^(H)is crying to me from the ground.

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

³ When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; ⁴ and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where ^(A)the Christ was to be born. ⁵ They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

⁷ Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. ⁸ And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”

^21 (A)He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, ^(B)until he knew that the ^(C)Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. ²² And you his son,^{[a] (D)}Belshazzar, ^(E)have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, ²³ but you have lifted up yourself against ^(F)the Lord of heaven. And ^(G)the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. ^(H)And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, ^(I)but the God in whose hand is your breath, and ^(J)whose are all your ways, ^(K)you have not honored.

³ This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that ^(A)the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and ^(B)madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.