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John 11:52

The cross and atonementFellowship and the church

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,

and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.

53 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

54 As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

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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
and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
KJV
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
WEB
and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
ASV
and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
DARBY
and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
BLB
and not for the nation only, but also so that the children of God, those having been scattered, He might gather together into one.
ÅB
og ikke for folket alene, men for også å samle til ett de Guds barn som er spredt omkring.
OTB
og ikke bare for den nasjonen, men også for de spredte Guds barn, for å samle dem og forene dem som én.
B1930
og ikke for folket alene, men for også å samle til ett de Guds barn som er spredt omkring.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 10:16

    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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  • Isaiah 49:6

    He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”

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  • 1 John 2:2

    He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

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  • 1 Peter 1:1

    Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen

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  • Ephesians 1:9–10

    And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

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  • Ephesians 2:14–22

    For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

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  • Revelation 5:9

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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  • Romans 9:25–26

    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”

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