Juan 11:48

48 Si le dejamos así, todos creerán en él; y vendrán los romanos, y quitarán nuestro lugar y la nación.

Juan 11:48 Meaning and Commentary

John 11:48

If we let him thus alone
Going about from place to place, teaching the people, and doing such miracles:

all men will believe on him;
the whole nation will receive him as the Messiah, and proclaim him their king, and yield a cheerful obedience to all his commands:

the Romans will come;
against us, with their powerful armies; interpreting the setting him up as Messiah, to be an instance of rebellion against Caesar, and his government:

and take away both our place and nation;
that is, will destroy the temple, their holy place, the place of their religion and worship; and their city, the place of their habitation, and lay waste their country; and take away from them that little share of power and government they had, and strip them both of their civil and religious privileges: the Persic version renders it, "they will take away our place, and make a decree against our religion".

Juan 11:48 In-Context

46 Mas unos de ellos fueron a los fariseos, y les dijeron lo que Jesús había hecho.

47 Y los sumo sacerdotes y los fariseos juntaron concilio, y decían: ¿Qué hacemos? Porque este hombre hace muchas señales.

48 Si le dejamos así, todos creerán en él; y vendrán los romanos, y quitarán nuestro lugar y la nación.

49 Y Caifás, uno de ellos, sumo sacerdote de aquel año, les dijo: Vosotros no sabéis nada;

50 ni pensáis que nos conviene que un hombre muera por el pueblo, y no que toda la nación se pierda.