John 18:14

It was Caiaphas who had given counsel to the Jews, that it was profitable that one man should die for the people.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

In Context

13and led him first to Annas; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year.

15And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. And that other disciple was acquainted with the chief priest, and he went in with Jesus into the palace of the chief priest.

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Matthew Henry on John 18:14-28

Christ before Annas and Caiaphas; The Fall of Peter; Christ Arraigned; Peter Again Denies Christ. 13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood… Read the whole commentary →

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