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John 11:45-48 & 53 GW
(45) Many Jews who had visited Mary and had seen what Jesus had done believed in him. (46) But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. (47) So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council. They asked, "What are we doing? This man is performing a lot of miracles. (48) If we let him continue what he's doing, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will take away our position and our nation." (53) From that day on, the Jewish council planned to kill Jesus.

John 11:45-48 & 53 LITV
(45) Then many of the Jews, those coming to Mary, and having seen what Jesus did, believed into Him. (46) But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. (47) Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled a sanhedrin, and said, What are we doing, for this man does many miraculous signs? (48) If we let Him alone this way, all will believe into Him, and the Romans will come and will take away from us both the place and the nation. (53) Then from that day, they took counsel that they might kill Him.

John 11:45-48 & 53 NWT
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him; 46 but some of them went off to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. 47 Consequently the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Sanhedrin together and began to say: "What are we to do, because this man performs many signs? 48 If we let him alone this way, they will all put faith in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."... 53 Therefore from that day on they took counsel to kill him.

John 11:45-48 & 53 BBE
(45) Then a number of the Jews who had come to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did had belief in him. (46) But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done. (47) Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs. (48) If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation. (53) And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation