When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus. (John 12:9-11, NRSV)
They wanted to kill Lazarus because people were believing in Jesus because of him! Was it honestly because of Lazarus or because Jesus brought him back to life? And did Lazarus really have any choice in this?
People want to eliminate any and all adverse effects against what they believe. We will go to the end of the world to eliminate a foe against our thoughts or beliefs before we look to see if we are wrong. Why do we look to eliminate rather than to see if we might be wrong?
What is wrong with being wrong?
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