John 11:50

You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."

Weymouth NT (1912)

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, named Caiaphas, being High Priest that year, said, "You know nothing about it.

51It was not as a mere man that he thus spoke. But being High Priest that year he was inspired to declare that Jesus was to die for the nation,

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Cross References

Luke 24:46and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;

John 18:14(It was this Caiaphas who had advised the Jews, saying, "It is to your interest that one man should die for the People.")

Romans 3:8And why should we not say--for so they wickedly misrepresent us, and so some charge us with arguing-- "Let us do evil that good may come"? The condemnation of those who would so argue 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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