John 11:47-53

47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees ¹gathered ²the council and said, ³“What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and ⁴the Romans will come and take away both our ⁵place and our nation. ”

49 But one of them, ⁶Caiaphas, ⁷who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all.

50 Nor do you understand that ⁸it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish. ”

51 He did not say this of his own accord, but ⁹being high priest that year ¹⁰he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

52 and ¹¹not for the nation only, but also ¹²to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

53 So from that day on they ¹³made plans to put him to death.

Cross References

• 1. 11:47 See Matt. 26:3
• 2. 11:47 See Matt. 5:22
• 3. 11:47 ch. 12:19; [Acts 4:16]
• 4. 11:48 [ch. 6:15; 18:36, 37]
• 5. 11:48 Acts 21:28
• 6. 11:49 See Matt. 26:3
• 7. 11:49 ver. 51; ch. 18:13
• 8. 11:50 ch. 18:14
• 9. 11:51 ver. 49
• 10. 11:51 [Ex. 28:30; Num. 27:21; 1 Sam. 23:9; 30:7; Ezra 2:63; Neh. 7:65]
• 11. 11:52 Isa. 49:6; 1 John 2:2
• 12. 11:52 See ch. 10:16
• 13. 11:53 See ch. 7:1