KJV King James Version
And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
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John 11:49
And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
WEB World English Bible
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
ASV American Standard Version
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest of that year, said to them, ‘Ye have not known anything,
Surrounding context — John 11
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 place and nation.
49 And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἷςG1520 · ehisoneδέG1161 · dethenτιςG5100 · tisoneἐξG1537 · ekout fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heΚαϊάφας,G2533 · KaiaphasCaiaphasἀρχιερεὺςG749 · archiereushigh-priestὢνG1510 · eimito beτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνιαυτοῦG1763 · eniautosyearἐκείνου,G1565 · ekeinosthatεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouοὐκG3756 · ounoοἴδατεG6063 · oidato knowοὐδέν,G3762 · oudeisnone
Cross-references
John 11:51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.John 18:13-14And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.Matthew 26:3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,Acts 4:6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.Luke 3:2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.1 Corinthians 3:18-19Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.1 Corinthians 1:20Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?1 Corinthians 2:6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:John 7:48-49Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?Isaiah 5:20-23Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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