KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Meanwhile, the chief priests and Pharisees had put out an official order: if anyone knew where Jesus was hiding, they had to report it immediately so they could arrest him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The religious leaders were so threatened by Jesus that they turned the whole community into informants.
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