John 11:53 (DBY)

Passage

From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.

Nearby Context

John 11:51 But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation;

John 11:52 and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

John 11:53 From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.

John 11:54 Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went away thence into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he sojourned with the disciples.

John 11:55 But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "took", "counsel", "might", and "kill". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "took", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 52's "and not for the nation only but..." into verse 54's "Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among...", so "therefore" and "took" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "took" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.