Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on John 1:19 in New International Version "Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was." Joh 5:10 and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, ‘It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.’ Joh 5:15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. Joh 5:16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. Joh 7:1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. Joh 7:11 Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, ‘Where is he?’ Joh 7:13 But no-one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders. Joh 9:22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. Joh 18:14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people. Joh 18:28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. Joh 18:36 Jesus said, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.’ Joh 19:7 The Jewish leaders insisted, ‘We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.’ Joh 19:12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, ‘If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.’ Joh 19:31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. Joh 19:38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. Joh 20:19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’