Bible Strands
John 11:46
But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — After a public miracle draws belief from visitors (John 11:45), a subset of those witnesses leaves the scene to report the event directly to the Pharisees.
The words — ἀπῆλθον (apēlthon) = went; Φαρισαίους (Pharisaious) = Pharisees. The text records a physical departure toward a specific religious leadership group rather than a private or internal reflection.
The thread — Witnesses reporting to religious authorities recur in John 5:15 and John 9:13, while Luke 16:30 contrasts human testimony with the need for divine intervention to produce repentance.
Why it lands — The passage documents a factual report that immediately provokes institutional deliberation, requiring the reader to trace how public testimony triggers official scrutiny.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
Cross-references
- Luke 16:30 ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
- John 9:13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
- John 5:15 And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
- John 12:37 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
- Acts 5:25 Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”