John 11:47

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܶܐܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܢܰܫܘ ܪܰܒ݁ܰܝ ܟ݁ܳܗܢܶܐ ܘܰܦ݂ܪܺܝܫܶܐ ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܢܶܥܒ݁ܶܕ݂ ܕ݁ܗܳܢܳܐ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܐܳܬ݂ܘܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܣܰܓ݁ܺܝܳܐܬ݂ܳܐ ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܀

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gathered: Psalms 2:2-4, Matthew 26:3, Matthew 27:1, Matthew 27:2, Mark 14:1, Luke 22:2, Acts 4:5, Acts 4:6, Acts 4:27, Acts 4:28, Acts 5:21

What: John 12:19, Acts 4:16, Acts 4:17, Acts 5:24

Reciprocal: Exodus 8:19 - This is Numbers 23:23 - What hath 1 Kings 12:26 - Now shall 2 Kings 6:13 - spy where Psalms 58:2 - in heart Psalms 62:4 - consult Psalms 83:5 - For Proverbs 29:8 - Scornful Jeremiah 29:27 - therefore Hosea 6:9 - so Habakkuk 2:12 - him Matthew 2:3 - he Matthew 5:22 - the council Matthew 10:17 - councils Matthew 21:15 - when Matthew 21:16 - Hearest Matthew 21:38 - This Matthew 22:34 - they Matthew 28:12 - General Mark 10:2 - the Pharisees Mark 12:7 - This Mark 15:31 - He Luke 6:11 - communed Luke 19:39 - rebuke Luke 20:14 - let John 3:2 - for John 7:26 - Do John 7:32 - Pharisees heard John 9:13 - General John 10:25 - the works John 11:53 - they John 12:10 - General John 15:24 - If Acts 2:22 - a man Acts 5:17 - the high

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council,.... They convened the sanhedrim, the great council of the nation together, of which they were some of the principal members:

and said, what do we? that is, why is nothing done? why are we so dilatory? why do we sit still, and do nothing? or what is to be done? this now lies before us, this is to be considered and deliberated on:

for this man doth many miracles; this is owned, and could not be denied by them; and should have been a reason why they should have acknowledged him to have been the Messiah, and embraced him; whereas they used it as a reason, why they should think of, and concert some measures, to hinder and put a stop to the belief of him as such.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A council - A meeting of the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the nation. See the notes at Matthew 2:4. They claimed the right of regulating all the affairs of religion. See the notes at John 1:19.

What do we? - What measures are we taking to arrest the progress of his sentiments?

For this man doeth many miracles - If they admitted that he performed miracles, it was clear what they ought to do. They should have received him as the Messiah. It may be asked, If they really believed that he worked miracles, why did they not believe on him? To this it may be replied that they did not doubt that impostors might work miracles. See Matthew 24:24. To this opinion they were led, probably, by the wonders which the magicians performed in Egypt Exodus 7:0; Exodus 8:0, and by the passage in Deuteronomy 13:1. As they regarded the tendency of the doctrines of Jesus to draw off the people from the worship of God, and from keeping his law John 9:16, they did not suppose themselves bound to follow him, even if he did work miracles.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 47. Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council — The Pharisees, as such, had no power to assemble councils; and therefore only those are meant who were scribes or elders of the people, in conjunction with Annas and his son-in-law Caiaphas, who were the high priests here mentioned. See John 18:13; John 18:24.

What do we? — This last miracle was so clear, plain, and incontestable, that they were driven now to their wit's end. Their own spies had come and borne testimony of it. They told them what they had seen, and on their word, as being in league with themselves against Jesus, they could confidently rely.