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Joh 11:47 King James Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
What do we? for this man doeth many miracles--"While we trifle, 'this man,' by His 'many miracles,' will carry all before Him; the popular enthusiasm will bring on a revolution, which will precipitate the Romans upon us, and our all will go down in one common ruin." What a testimony to the reality of our Lord's miracles, and their resistless effect, from His bitterest enemies!
 
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16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.