John 11:50

nor do you consider that it is better for us to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation perish.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

In Context

49But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You do not know anything,

51(He said this not of his own accord, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

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Cross References

Luke 24:46and said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day,

John 18:14(It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was better for one man to perish for the people.)

Romans 3:8And why not say (just as some slanderously claim that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation is just.

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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