Bible Verses About The Pharisees: Often sought to destroy Christ

¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.