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11:45 The leaders create a plan to execute Yeshua

(Mat. 26:1-5, Mark 14:1-2, Luke 22:1-2)

45 Because of that, many of the Yudeans believed that Yeshua was from God after having followed Maria and seeing what Yeshua did. 46 But others went and told the Pharisee party what Yeshua had done. 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisee party called a formal meeting and asked, “What should we do because this man is doing many miracles. 48 If we allow him to continue like this, all the crowds will be believing he’s the messiah, and then the Romans will come and destroy both our temple and our governance.”

49 But one of them, Caiaphas who was chief priest that year, spoke up, “You don’t know anything. 50 Don’t you all realise that its better for all of us if one man dies so that the people and the nation won’t be destroyed?” 51 (He didn’t say this from his own thinking, but being chief priest that year, he was announcing God’s message that Yeshua was going to die for the nation, 52 and not only for this nation, but for all of God’s children scattered around the world to become united.)

53 As a result, from that day on they decided that Yeshua needed to be executed. 54 Because of that, Yeshua no longer walked around Yudea in public, but went out to the town of Ephraim out in the wilderness and stayed there with his followers.

55 At that time, the Jewish Passover celebrations were approaching, and many people from the regions went to Yerushalem ahead of the celebrations to purify themselves. 56 They were looking out for Yeshua and as they stood around in the temple, they asked each other, “What do you think? Surely he won’t come to the celebrations.” 57 The chief priests and the Pharisee party had already announced that if anyone knew where Yeshua was, they must inform them so that they could arrest him.

45 Therefore many of the Youdaiōns, which having _come to the Maria/(Miryām), and having _seen what he _did, they _believed in him.
46 But some of them went _away to the Farisaios_party, and told to _them what Yaʸsous did.
47 Therefore the chief _priests and the Farisaios_party gathered _together the_council, and they _were _saying:
What are _we _doing, because this the man is _doing many signs?
48 If we _may _allow him thus, all will _be _believing in him, and the Ɽōmaios will _be _coming, and they _will _be _taking _away of _us both the place and the nation.
49 But a_ one _certain of them, Kaiafas being chief _priest the year that, said to _them:
You _all have_ not _known nothing.
50 Nor you _all _are _counting that it _is _benefitting for _you _all that one man may _die _off for the people, and not all the nation may _perish.
51 And he _said this not from himself, but being chief _priest the that year, he _prophesied that Yaʸsous was _going to _be _dying _off for the nation, 52 and not only for the nation, but in _order _that also the children of_ the _god, the ones having _been _scattered may _gather _together into one.
53 Therefore from that the day, they _counselled that they _may _kill_ him _off.
54 therefore The Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) no _longer was _walking in _public among the Youdaiōns, but went _away from _there into the region near the wilderness, to a_city being _called Ephraim, and _there he _remained with the apprentices/followers.
55 And the passover_feast of _the Youdaiōns was near, and many went _up to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) out _of the region before the passover_feast, in _order _that they _may _purify themselves.
56 Therefore they _were _seeking the Yaʸsous, and they _were _saying with one _another having _stood in the temple:
What it _is _supposing to _you _all?
That by _no _means he _may_ not _come to the feast?
57 And had _given the chief _priests and the Farisaios_party commands, that if anyone may _know where he _is, he _may _divulge it, so _that they _may _arrest him.

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Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem

Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.

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Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem

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