John 11:48-50

Living Bible

⁴⁸ If we let him alone the whole nation will follow him—and then the Roman army will come and kill us and take over the Jewish government.”

⁴⁹ And one of them, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said, “You stupid idiots— ⁵⁰ let this one man die for the people—why should the whole nation perish?”