The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.
But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.
And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
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