Meanwhile the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where he was should report it, so that they could arrest him.
In context
55The Passover of the Jews was near, and many people went up from the countryside to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. 56They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple they said to one another, “What do you think? Surely he won’t come to the festival?” 57Meanwhile the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where he was should report it, so that they could arrest him.