John 11:53 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:53-54

John 11:53-54. Then, from that day, they took counsel, &c. The majority of the council having resolved to put Jesus to death at all hazards, they consulted no longer upon that point, but from henceforth deliberated only concerning the best method of effecting it. Jesus therefore walked no more openly, &c. Hence, though he was within two miles of Jerusalem, he did not go up thither at this time, but returned to Ephraim, a city upon the borders of the wilderness, where he abode with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:45-57

117. Jews plot to kill Jesus (John 11:45-57)As a result of his miraculous works, Jesus was becoming more famous every day. The Sanhedrin feared that the nation might accept him as the leader of a messianic uprising against Rome, which would lead to Rome’s intervention. The outcome could be the loss of the Jews’ religious privileges and even the destruction of their temple (John 11:45-48).Caiaphas, who was high priest and president of the Sanhedrin, suggested they get rid of Jesus and so remove... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:53

from . Greek. apo. App-104 . that day, i.e. the day on which the council came to their awful decision. for to , &c. -in order that (Greek. hina) they might kill Him, i.e. on some judicial pretence. The raising of Lazarus, followed, as it was. by so many becoming believers, brought the malignity of the Pharisees to a climax. It was the last of the three miracles that so exasperated them, the others being those on the impotent man, and on the man born blind. See the result in each case... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:53

So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.After the decision to murder Christ, everything else was subordinated to that objective. The hierarchy would deliberately carry it out with no regard for the sinful, illegal, and unscrupulous devices they would employ in achieving it. See under John 11:57. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:53

John 11:53. Then from that day forth they took counsel, &c.— The evangelist does not tell us what the measure was which they pitched upon for this purpose; only from the last verse of the chapter, it seems probable, that they agreed to issue out a proclamation against Jesus, promising a reward to any one who would shew where he was, that they might take him. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:53

53. they took council together to put him to death—Caiaphas but expressed what the party was secretly wishing, but afraid to propose. Jesus . . . walked no more openly among the Jews—How could He, unless He had wished to die before His time? near to the wilderness—of Judea. a city called Ephraim—between Jerusalem and Jericho. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:45-57

2. The responses to the raising of Lazarus 11:45-57Again Jesus’ words and works divided the Jews (cf. John 6:14-15; John 7:10-13; John 7:45-52; John 10:19-21). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:47-53

The official response 11:47-53The raising of Lazarus convinced Israel’s leaders that they had to take more drastic action against Jesus. John recorded this decision as the high point of Israel’s official rejection of God’s Son so far. This decision led directly to Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:53

The result of this apparently formal meeting was the Sanhedrin’s official decision to kill Jesus. This decision constituted another climax in the ongoing opposition against Jesus that John traced in this Gospel (cf. Matthew 26:3-4). Obviously the trials of Jesus before the high priests and the Sanhedrin were simply formalities designed to give the appearance of justice. The leaders had already tried Jesus and sentenced Him to die (cf. Mark 14:1-2). All that remained was to decide when and how... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 11:1-57

Christ the Resurrection and the Life1-44. The raising of Lazarus. The last and greatest of the seven ’signs’ recorded in this Gospel is related with such photographic minuteness of detail, that it is clear that the evangelist was present. Three points about it are specially noteworthy: (1) that it was a physical miracle, which no ingenuity can reduce to a case of faith-healing; (2) that it was definitely worked to produce faith in Christ (John 11:42); (3) that more than any other miracle it was... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 11:53-54

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 11:45-57

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 11:53

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 11:53

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 11:53

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 11:53

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:45-57

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:47-53

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 11:53

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 11:1-57

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