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John 11:56-57
New English Translation
John 11:56-57
New English Translation
56 Thus they were looking for Jesus,[a] and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts,[b] “What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?” 57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees[c] had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus[d] was should report it, so that they could arrest[e] him.)[f]
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- John 11:56 tn Grk “they were seeking Jesus.”
- John 11:56 tn Grk “in the temple.”
- John 11:57 tn The phrase “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive name for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26.
- John 11:57 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- John 11:57 tn Or “could seize.”
- John 11:57 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
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