Yochanan 11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
11 Now there was a certain man, a choleh (sick man), El’azar from Beit-Anyah (Bethany), the shtetl of Miryam and Marta her achot.
2 Now this was the same Miryam that anointed Adoneinu with mishcha (ointment, 12:3) and wiped his feet with her hair. It was she whose ach El’azar was choleh.
3 Therefore, the achayot (sisters) sent to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Adoni, hinei, the one who is your chaver haahuv is choleh.
4 And having heard this, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, This machla (illness, krankeit) is not unto mavet (death), but for the kavod Hashem, that the Ben HaElohim may receive kavod through it.
5 Now Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach had ahavah for Marta, and her achot and El’azar.
6 When, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach heard that El’azar was choleh, then he remained in the place where he was yomayim (two days).
7 Then after this he says to his talmidim, Let us go into the land of Yehudah again.
8 His talmidim say to him, Rebbe, just now those of the land of Yehudah [Judeans] were seeking to stone you, and you go there again?
9 In reply, he said, Are there not Sheneym Asar (Twelve) sha’ot (hours) of HaYom? If the derech of anyone is a derech by Yom, he does not stumble, because the Ohr HaOlam Hazeh he sees. [Jer 13:16; Ps 1:6]
10 But if the derech of anyone is a derech baLailah, he stumbles because the Ohr is not in him.
11 These things he said. Then, after this, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, El’azar our chaver haahuv has fallen asleep, but I am setting out to awaken him.
12 Therefore, the talmidim said to him, Adoni, if he has fallen asleep, he will be granted refu’ah (healing).
13 But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach had spoken about the mavet of El’azar. However, those ones supposed that he was speaking about only shlof (sleep).
14 Then, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach told them plainly, El’azar died.
15 And I have lev same’ach for your sake, that I was not there, that you may have emunah. But let us go to him.
16 Therefore, T’oma—his name means Twin—said to his fellow talmidim, Let us go also, that we may die [al kiddush ha-Shem] with him.
17 Having arrived, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach discovered El’azar had already been in the kever (tomb) arba’ah yamim (four days).
18 Now Beit-Anyah (Bethany) was near Yerushalayim, about fifteen stadia away.
19 And many of those of Yehudah had come to Marta and Miryam to give them nechamah (consolation, comfort) regarding the ach of the achayot. [IYOV 2:11]
20 Therefore, Marta when she heard that Yehoshua comes, met him; but Miryam was sitting shivah in the bais.
21 Therefore, Marta said to Yehoshua, Adoni, if you were here, achi (my brother) would not have passed away.
22 But even now I have da’as that whatever you ask Hashem, Hashem will give you.
23 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to her, Achich yakum (Your brother will stand up [up from the Mesim]).
24 Marta says to Yehoshua, I have da’as that he will rise in the Techiyas HaMesim on the Yom HaAcharon (Last Day). [DANIEL 12:2]
25 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to her, Ani Hu the Tekhiyyah and the Chayyim (Life): the one having emunah in me, even if he should die, will live,
26 and everyone living and having emunah in me, never dies. Do you have emunah in this?
27 She says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Ken, Adoni. I have emunah that you are the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, the Ben HaElohim, Hu Habah el HaOlam.
28 And having said this, she withdrew and summoned Miryam her achot, telling her privately, Rabbeinu and Moreinu is here, and summons you.
29 And that isha, when she heard, got up quickly and was coming to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
30 Now he had not yet come into the shtetl, but was still in the place where Marta met him.
31 Therefore, those of Yehudah, the ones sitting shiva with her in the bais and giving her nechamah, when they saw Miryam get up quickly and rush out, followed her, assuming that she is going to the kever (tomb) that she might weep there.
32 Therefore, Miryam, when she came where Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was, and when she saw him, fell down at his feet, saying to Rebbe, Adoni, if you were here, achi (my brother) would not have died.
33 Therefore, when he saw her weeping and those of Yehudah coming with her and also weeping, he was deeply moved in his neshamah and was troubled in himself,
34 And said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Adoni, come and see.
35 Yehoshua wept.
36 Therefore, those of Yehudah were saying, Hinei! See how much ahavah he had for him.
37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who was able to open the eyes of the ivver, have also prevented this man from passing?
38 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, therefore, again being deeply moved within himself, comes to the kever (tomb). Now it was a me’arah (cave) type of kever and a stone was lying against it.
39 Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Lift the stone. Marta, the achot of the niftar (deceased), says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, already he smells, for it is now arba’ah yamim (four days).
40 He says to her, Did I not tell you that if you have emunah (faith), you will see the kavod Hashem?
41 Therefore, they lifted the stone and he lifted up his eyes and said, Avi, I thank You that You heard me.
42 And I knew that You always hear me, but, because of the multitude standing around, I said it, that they may have emunah (faith) that You sent me.
43 And having said these things, he cried out with a kol gadol, El’azar, come forth!
44 Then the niftar, having been bound feet and hands with the linen clothes of the tachrichin, and with his face covered with a mitznefet (head wrapping), came out. He says to them, Untie him and let him go.
45 Therefore, many of those of Yehudah, the ones having come to Miryam and having seen the things which Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did, put their emunah in him. [SHEMOT 14:31]
46 But some of them went away to the Perushim and reported to them everything Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did.
47 Therefore, the Rashei Hakohanim and the Perushim called a meeting of the Sanhedrin and were saying, What are we doing, for this man is performing many otot (miraculous signs)?
48 If we leave him thus, kol Bnei Adam will have emunah (faith) in him, and the Romans will come and will take away from us both the Beis Hamikdash and the nation.
49 But a certain one of them, Caiapha, being Kohen Gadol that year, said to them, You do not have da’as of anything
50 Nor do you consider that it is a bedievedike (expedient) thing for you that one man should die on behalf of HaAm and not that all the nation should perish. [YONAH 1:12 15; YESHAYAH 53:8]
51 But this he did not utter from himself, but, being Kohen Gadol that year, he uttered a dvar hanevu’ah that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was about to die on behalf of the nation [Ex 28:30; Num 27:21; Isa 53:8]
52 And not on behalf of Am Yisroel only but also the yeladim of Hashem, the ones having been scattered, that he may gather into echad. [YESHAYAH 49:6]
53 From that Yom on, therefore, they planned that they might put him to death.
54 Therefore he no longer was walking openly among those of Yehudah, but went away from there into the region near the wilderness, to a shtetl called Efrayim, and there Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach remained with the talmidim. [SHMUEL BAIS 13:23]
55 Now Pesach was near and many went up to Yerushalayim from the country before the Pesach for the purpose of HITTEHARU (they purified themselves, 2Ch 30:18).
56 They were seeking, therefore, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach and were saying to one another while they stood in the Beis Hamikdash, What does it appear to you? Surely he will not come to the Chag (Feast)!
57 Now the Rashei Hakohanim and the Perushim had given orders that if anyone had da’as of where he is, he should reveal it so that they might arrest him.
John 11
New Living Translation
The Raising of Lazarus
11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair.[a] Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.”
4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” 5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”
8 But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people[b] in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?”
9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. 10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”
12 The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” 13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
14 So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.”
16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin,[c] said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.”
17 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. 18 Bethany was only a few miles[d] down the road from Jerusalem, 19 and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. 20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”
23 Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.”
25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[e] Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. 26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.” 28 Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.” 29 So Mary immediately went to him.
30 Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. 31 When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep. So they followed her there. 32 When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him,[f] and he was deeply troubled. 34 “Where have you put him?” he asked them.
They told him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Then Jesus wept. 36 The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!” 37 But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?”
38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. 39 “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”
40 Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” 41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” 43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. 46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council[g] together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. 48 If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple[h] and our nation.”
49 Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time,[i] said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about! 50 You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”
51 He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation. 52 And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.
53 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death. 54 As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
55 It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began. 56 They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?” 57 Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him.
Footnotes
- 11:2 This incident is recorded in chapter 12.
- 11:8 Greek Jewish people; also in 11:19, 31, 33, 36, 45, 54.
- 11:16 Greek Thomas, who was called Didymus.
- 11:18 Greek was about 15 stadia [about 2.8 kilometers].
- 11:25 Some manuscripts do not include and the life.
- 11:33 Or he was angry in his spirit.
- 11:47 Greek the Sanhedrin.
- 11:48 Or our position; Greek reads our place.
- 11:49 Greek that year; also in 11:51.
John 11
King James Version
11 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
Juan 11
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Muerte de Lázaro
11 Había un hombre enfermo, que se llamaba Lázaro y era de Betania, la aldea de María y de Marta, sus hermanas.(A) 2 (María, cuyo hermano Lázaro estaba enfermo, fue la que ungió al Señor con perfume, y quien le enjugó los pies con sus cabellos.(B)) 3 Las hermanas mandaron a decir a Jesús: «Señor, el que amas está enfermo.» 4 Cuando Jesús lo oyó, dijo: «Esta enfermedad no es de muerte, sino que es para la gloria de Dios y para que el Hijo de Dios sea glorificado por ella.»
5 Jesús amaba a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro. 6 Y cuando Jesús se enteró de que estaba enfermo, se quedó dos días más en el lugar donde estaba. 7 Luego les dijo a los discípulos: «Vamos otra vez a Judea.» 8 Los discípulos le dijeron: «Rabí, hace poco los judíos intentaron apedrearte, ¿y de nuevo vas allá?» 9 Jesús respondió: «¿Acaso no tiene el día doce horas? El que anda de día no tropieza, porque ve la luz de este mundo; 10 pero el que anda de noche tropieza, porque no hay luz en él.» 11 Dicho esto, agregó: «Nuestro amigo Lázaro duerme, pero voy para despertarlo.» 12 Entonces, sus discípulos dijeron: «Señor, si duerme, sanará.» 13 Pero Jesús decía esto de la muerte de Lázaro, aunque ellos pensaron que hablaba del reposo del sueño. 14 Entonces Jesús les dijo abiertamente: «Lázaro ha muerto; 15 y me alegro por ustedes de no haber estado allí, para que crean. Vayamos a verlo.» 16 Tomás, a quien llamaban Dídimo, dijo a sus condiscípulos: «Vamos también nosotros, para que muramos con él.»
Jesús, la resurrección y la vida
17 Cuando Jesús llegó, se encontró con que hacía ya cuatro días que Lázaro estaba en el sepulcro. 18 Betania estaba cerca de Jerusalén, como a quince estadios; 19 y muchos de los judíos se habían acercado a Marta y a María, para consolarlas por su hermano. 20 Cuando Marta oyó que Jesús venía, salió a su encuentro; pero María se quedó en casa. 21 Y Marta le dijo a Jesús: «Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto. 22 Pero también sé ahora que todo lo que le pidas a Dios, Dios te lo concederá.» 23 Jesús le dijo: «Tu hermano resucitará.» 24 Marta le dijo: «Yo sé que resucitará en la resurrección, en el día final.» 25 Jesús le dijo: «Yo soy la resurrección y la vida; el que cree en mí, aunque esté muerto, vivirá. 26 Y todo aquel que vive y cree en mí, no morirá eternamente. ¿Crees esto?» 27 Le dijo: «Sí, Señor; yo he creído que tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios, que has venido al mundo.»
Jesús llora ante la tumba de Lázaro
28 Dicho esto, Marta fue y llamó a María, su hermana, y en secreto le dijo: «El Maestro está aquí, y te llama.» 29 Al oír esto, ella se levantó de prisa y fue a su encuentro. 30 Jesús todavía no había entrado en la aldea, sino que estaba en el lugar donde Marta lo había encontrado. 31 Cuando los judíos que estaban en casa con María, y la consolaban, vieron que ella se había levantado de prisa y había salido, la siguieron. Decían: «Va al sepulcro, a llorar allí.» 32 Y cuando María llegó a donde estaba Jesús, y lo vio, se arrojó a sus pies y le dijo: «Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto.» 33 Entonces Jesús, al ver llorar a María y a los judíos que la acompañaban, se conmovió profundamente y, con su espíritu turbado, 34 dijo: «¿Dónde lo pusieron?» Le dijeron: «Señor, ven a verlo.» 35 Y Jesús lloró. 36 Los judíos dijeron entonces: «Miren cuánto lo amaba.» 37 Pero algunos de ellos dijeron: «Y éste, que le abrió los ojos al ciego, ¿no podría haber evitado que Lázaro muriera?
Resurrección de Lázaro
38 Una vez más profundamente conmovido, Jesús fue al sepulcro, que era una cueva y tenía una piedra puesta encima. 39 Jesús dijo: «Quiten la piedra.» Marta, la hermana del que había muerto, le dijo: «Señor, ya huele mal, pues ha estado allí cuatro días.» 40 Jesús le dijo: «¿No te he dicho que, si crees, verás la gloria de Dios?» 41 Entonces quitaron la piedra. Y Jesús, levantando los ojos a lo alto, dijo: «Padre, te doy gracias por haberme escuchado. 42 Yo sabía que siempre me escuchas; pero lo dije por causa de la multitud que está alrededor, para que crean que tú me has enviado.» 43 Y habiendo dicho esto, clamó a gran voz: «¡Lázaro, ven fuera!» 44 Y el que había muerto salió, con las manos y los pies envueltos en vendas, y el rostro envuelto en un sudario. Entonces Jesús les dijo: «Quítenle las vendas, y déjenlo ir.»
El complot para matar a Jesús(C)
45 Muchos de los judíos que habían venido para acompañar a María, y que vieron lo que hizo Jesús, creyeron en él. 46 Pero algunos de ellos fueron a los fariseos y les contaron lo que Jesús había hecho. 47 Entonces los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos reunieron al concilio, y dijeron: «¿Qué haremos? ¡Este hombre está haciendo muchas señales! 48 Si lo dejamos así, todos creerán en él. Entonces vendrán los romanos, y destruirán nuestro lugar santo y nuestra nación.» 49 Uno de ellos, Caifás, que ese año era sumo sacerdote, les dijo: «Ustedes no saben nada, 50 ni se dan cuenta de que nos conviene que un hombre muera por el pueblo, y no que toda la nación perezca.» 51 Pero esto no lo dijo por cuenta propia sino que, como aquel año era el sumo sacerdote, profetizó que Jesús moriría por la nación; 52 y no solamente por la nación, sino también para congregar en un solo pueblo a los hijos de Dios que estaban dispersos. 53 Así que desde aquel día acordaron matarlo.
54 Por eso Jesús ya no andaba abiertamente entre los judíos, sino que se alejó de allí y se fue a la región contigua al desierto, a una ciudad llamada Efraín; y allí se quedó con sus discípulos.
55 Como estaba próxima la pascua de los judíos, muchos de aquella región fueron a Jerusalén antes de la pascua, para purificarse. 56 Buscaban a Jesús, y mientras estaban en el templo, se preguntaban unos a otros: «¿Ustedes qué creen? ¿Vendrá él a la fiesta?» 57 Por su parte, los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos habían dado orden de que, si alguien sabía dónde estaba, lo dijera, para que lo arrestaran.
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