(verse 45 & 46) Did some of the Jews believe Jesus? Why? How about some others?
What did some of the Jews go tell the Pharisees?
Who gathered a council? What did they discuss? What did they worry would happen if they didn’t stop Jesus?
Who was the high priest?
What was his statement?
How did he come to that conclusion?
Who was Jesus to die for?
What did they plot to do from that day onward?
As a result, where did Jesus go?
What holiday was coming up?
Where did the people from the country go to? Why?
What was the big question among the people at the Temple?
What was the command given by the priests and Pharisees?

Thought Questions

If you saw a person raised from the dead, how would you react? Would you praise God for His wonderful works, or be bitter and jealous of the power of the One who raised him? Why did the chief priests and Pharisees react the way they did?
Why did the works of Jesus make the Pharisees and priests so frightened? What did that have to do with the Romans?
Was Caiphas a good guy? (Read Matt. 26:57-68.) Can God use a person who does not love Him for His work? Even to prophecy? Why would He do that?
Who are the “children of God who were scattered abroad?”
Was Jesus being cowardly by moving to a town near the wilderness? If you are threatened with death, even for a noble cause as martyrdom for God, would you run away? Is there a time to hide, and a time to face danger? How would you know?

My prayer is:
that I would always have a spirit of praise to God for His wonderful works, and desire to follow Him as a result;
and that I would have wisdom in how to deal with dangerous situations, knowing that there is a time to protect myself and a time to face danger for Your glory.