The Pharisees: Often Sought to Destroy Christ

But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.