Then from that day forth they took! counsel... — On that day, then, the Sanhedrin officially decreed His death. The remaining question was how they could carry out this decree without exciting a popular tumult, or bringing themselves into collision with the Romans. (Comp. Note on Matthew 26:4.)
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John 11:53
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.