John 12:10

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

American Standard Version (1901)

But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death;

Bible in Basic English

Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;

Free Bible Version

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus as well,

Geneva Bible 1599

The hie Priestes therefore consulted, that they might put Lazarus to death also,

King James (Authorized) Version

¶ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

One Unity Resource Bible

But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus [Help of God] to death also,

Plain English Version

And when they heard about how Jesus made him alive again, a lot of people believed in Jesus. And they stopped following the bosses of the Jewish ceremonies. Those bosses didn’t like that, so they started to work out a way to kill Jesus, and to kill Lazarus too.

Translation for Translators

So the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also,

Unlocked Literal Bible

The chief priests conspired together so that they might also put Lazarus to death;

Noah Webster Bible

But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

World English Bible

But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

Young's Literal Translation

and the chief priests took counsel, that also Lazarus they may kill,

Context

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.¹⁰So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,¹¹for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.

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Summary

This verse recounts the reaction of the chief priests to the resurrection of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Instead of acknowledging the miraculous sign and believing in Jesus, they plotted to kill both Jesus and Lazarus. Their hardened hearts and refusal to accept the truth reveal the depth of their unbelief and opposition to Jesus' ministry. This response foreshadows the escalating conflict that will ultimately lead to Jesus' crucifixion, highlighting the spiritual blindness and hostility of those who reject Him.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death - As long as he lived they saw an incontestable proof of the Divine power of Christ; therefore they wished to put him to death, because many of the Jews, who came to see him through curiosity, became converts to Christ through his testimony. How blind were these men not to perceive that he who had raised him, after he had been dead four days, could raise him again though they had slain him a thousand times?