So the Pharisees said to one another, ”See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
John’s gospel includes many interesting tidbits. This verse is one of them.
The Pharisees, who have been plotting against Jesus say, “…this is getting us nowhere.” What is the “this” that they are referring to?
Verse 53 in chapter 11 tells us that they were plotting to take Jesus’ life. Then in verse 57, we learn that they had given orders. Anyone with information on Jesus’ whereabouts should report it. Then they could arrest him.
It seems clear from the context here that what was getting them nowhere was their plan to arrest Jesus. Waiting on someone to betray him wasn’t working out.
If their goal was to quietly take Jesus out of circulation, they were failing miserably.
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