John 11:49

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

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In The King James Version

And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

In Context

48If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

50You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:20Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!

Luke 3:2When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

John 11:51He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;

Acts 4:6And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.

1 Corinthians 2:6But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

Matthew Henry on John 11:46-57

The Consultation of the Pharisees; The Prophecy of Caiaphas; A Conspiracy against Christ. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our… Read the whole commentary →

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