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.’”

³ And even ^(A)if our gospel is veiled, ^(B)it is veiled to ^(C)those who are perishing.

²³ When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening ^(A)he expounded to them, testifying to ^(B)the kingdom of God and ^(C)trying to convince them about Jesus ^(D)both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be ^(A)a Christian?”^[a]

⁸ And ^(A)he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them ^(B)about the kingdom of God.

The Ministry of Reconciliation

¹¹ Therefore, knowing ^(A)the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But ^(B)what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.

^10 (A)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹ because ^(B)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

⁴³ When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” ^44 (A)The man who had died came out, ^(B)his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and ^(C)his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

^45 (D)Many of the Jews therefore, ^(E)who had come with Mary and ^(F)had seen what he did, believed in him, ⁴⁶ but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. ⁴⁷ So the chief priests and the Pharisees ^(G)gathered ^(H)the council and said, ^(I)“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 ^(J)the Romans will come and take away both our ^(K)place and our nation.” ⁴⁹ But one of them, ^(L)Caiaphas, ^(M)who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. ⁵⁰ Nor do you understand that ^(N)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 ^(O)being high priest that year ^(P)he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, ⁵² and ^(Q)not for the nation only, but also ^(R)to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. ⁵³ So from that day on they ^(S)made plans to put him to death.