"The Pharisees believed in the resurrection, and they could not but see that this miracle was an evidence that the Messiah was among them. But they had ever opposed Christ's work. From the first they had hated Him because He had exposed their hypocritical pretensions. He had torn aside the cloak of rigorous rites under which their moral deformity was hidden. The pure religion that He taught had condemned their hollow professions of piety. They thirsted to be revenged upon Him for His pointed rebukes. They had tried to provoke Him to say or do something that would give them occasion to condemn Him. Several times they had attempted to stone Him, but He had quietly withdrawn, and they had lost sight of Him. DA 538.1"
"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you."
The EGW passage describes the Pharisees' hatred of Christ due to his exposure of their hypocrisy, which aligns with the general theme of the world hating Christ as described in John 15:18.
"multitudes who witnessed His works of mercy and heard His pure and holy teachings knew that these were not the deeds and words of a Sabbathbreaker or blasphemer. Even the officers sent by the Pharisees had been so influenced by His words that they could not lay hands on Him. In desperation the Jews had finally passed an edict that any man who professed faith in Jesus should be cast out of the synagogue. DA 538.2"
"The officers answered, Never man spake like this man."
The EGW passage directly refers to the officers sent by the Pharisees who were impressed by Jesus's words. This is a clear allusion to John 7:46, where the officers state, "Never man spake like this man." The EGW passage uses this event to support the idea that many people recognized Jesus's true nature and teachings.
"These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue."
Both passages discuss the Jews' efforts to suppress belief in Jesus, specifically mentioning the threat of being cast out of the synagogue. John 9:22 explicitly states that the Jews had agreed to put out of the synagogue anyone who confessed Jesus as Christ. The EGW passage refers to an edict passed by the Jews to cast out anyone who professed faith in Jesus. The connection is strong and directly related to the historical context of the time.
"So, as the priests, the rulers, and the elders gathered for consultation, it was their fixed determination to silence Him who did such marvelous works that all men wondered. Pharisees and Sadducees were more nearly united than ever before. Divided hitherto, they became one in their opposition to Christ. Nicodemus and Joseph had, in former councils, prevented the condemnation of Jesus, and for this reason they were not now summoned. There were present at the council other influential men who believed on Jesus, but their influence prevailed nothing against that of the malignant Pharisees. DA 538.3"
"Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation."
Both passages describe the chief priests and Pharisees gathering in council to discuss what to do about Jesus' miracles and the potential consequences.
"The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,"
Both passages describe rulers conspiring against the Lord/His anointed. EGW's passage is a specific instance of the general principle described in Psalm 2:2.