The Pharisees went out of the synagogue, and their faces were hard with anger.
"He has gone too far!" they said to one another.
"He is breaking all our good rules. It is not safe for the country to have him around. He ought to die!"
They really meant it. They thought they were doing the right thing. They were afraid of what Jesus would do. The Pharisees even called in some of their enemies to ask their advice about the best way to get rid of Jesus.
Meanwhile Jesus had gone out of the city to be alone again. On a lonely mountain, under the moon-light, he prayed to his Father all night long. Back in the city men were planning to take his life. And out on the mountain Jesus prayed for power to do good to men.
