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John 11:49

Caiaphas

47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

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

But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!

50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

51 Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
KJV
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
WEB
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
ASV
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
DARBY
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing
BLB
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You⁺ know nothing at all,
ÅB
Men en av dem, Kaifas, som var yppersteprest det år, sa til dem:
OTB
Da talte en av dem, ved navn Kaifas, som var yppersteprest det året, "Dere er uvitende om hva som er nødvendig!
B1930
Men en av dem, Kaifas, som var yppersteprest det år, sa til dem:

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