John 11:50

nor yet consider that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and not that all the people perisshe.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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

49And one of them named Cayphas which was the hieprest yt same yeare sayde vnto them: Ye perceave nothinge at all

51This spake he not of him selfe but beinge hye preste that same yeare he prophesied that Iesus shulde dye for the people

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Cross References

Luke 24:46and sayde vnto them. Thus is it written and thus it behoved Christ to suffre and to ryse agayne from deeth the thyrde daye

John 18:14Cayphas was he that gave counsell to ye Iewes that it was expediet that one man shuld dye for the people.

Romans 3:8and saye not rather (as men evyll speake of vs and as some affirme that we saye) let vs do evyll that good maye come therof. Whose damnacion is iuste.

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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