So corrupt were the religious leaders of Jesus ’ day that when Jesus resurrected Lazarus from the dead, the chief priests and the Pharisees called the Sanhedrin together and said: “What are we to do, because this man [Jesus] performs many signs?
यदि हम उसे योंही छोड़ दें, तो सब उस पर विश्‍वास ले आएंगे और रोमी आकर हमारी जगह और जाति दोनों पर अधिकार कर लेंगे । ”