John 11:47-53

Living_Oracles(i) 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled the Sanhedrim, and said, What are we doing? for this man works many miracles. 48 If we let him go on thus, every one will believe on him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and our nation. 49 One of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You are utterly at a loss, 50 and do not consider, that it is better for us that one man die for the people, than that the whole nation should be ruined. 51 This he spoke, not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; 52 and not for that nation only, but that he should assemble into one body the dispersed children of God. 53 From that day, therefore, they concerted how they might destroy him.