Reading from The Gospel According to John 11:45-54 (NLT) ~The Plot to Kill Jesus~ Scripture reading followed by discussion. The Pharisees are no longer divided about Jesus and plot to kill Jesus for their own self-preservation. Their words were seen as efforts of self-preservation, but they actually prophesied was salvation for all. The accounts of Jesus engaging humanity gives us a picture, He holds up a mirror revealing what is going on in the hearts of people, and our own.