John 11:49

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You don't know anything,

English Majority Text (NT)

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 leave Him alone in this way, all will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and will take away both our place and nation.”

50nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.”

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Cross References

Luke 3:2in the time of the high priest Annas and the high priest Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

John 11:51Now this he did not say on his own, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation,

Acts 4:6as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of high priestly descent.

1 Corinthians 2:6However, we speak wisdom among those that are mature, but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are being destroyed.

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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