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The plot to kill Jesus

The Sanhedrin meet to discuss Jesus.
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News of Jesus raising Lazarus to life reaches Jerusalem. Many people believe in Jesus but others report what He has done to the religious leaders. – Slide 1
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They call a meeting of the Sanhedrin.<br/>‘Jesus performs a lot of miracles.’ <br/>‘If we let this continue, everyone will believe in Him and the Romans will take action against us! They’ll destroy our temple and our nation.’ – Slide 2
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Caiaphas, the high priest, spoke up, ‘It’s better that one man dies for the nation than that all are destroyed. So this Jesus has to be killed! – Slide 3
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One man has to die for all men! The religious leaders look for an opportunity to catch Jesus. He is on his way to Jerusalem and they are on the lookout for Him. <br/>They plan to arrest Jesus and then get the Romans to sentence Him to death. – Slide 4
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