Acts 4:26

4:26 The kings of the earth stood together,

and the rulers assembled together,

against the Lord and against his Christ.’

Psalms 2:1-3

Psalm 2

2:1 Why do the nations rebel?

Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?

2:2 The kings of the earth form a united front;

the rulers collaborate

against the Lord and his anointed king.

2:3 They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us!

Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”

John 11:47-49

11:47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. 11:48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”

11:49 Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said, “You know nothing at all!

John 12:10

12:10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,

John 12:19

12:19 Thus the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”