John 5:16
Responding to Jewish Leaders
5:16 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.
John 7:11
7:11 So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking, “Where is he?”
John 7:13
7:13 However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.
John 10:31
10:31 The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death.