3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. 5 “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Matthew 26:3–5
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Mark 14:1–3
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Matthew 26:58–60
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John 11:52–54
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Mark 14:45–47
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John 11:56–57
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