John 11:52 BSB — MannaFest

John 11:52

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

BSB

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ASV

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.

KJV

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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Commentary

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Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 7 (Fragments) (444)

Caiaphas then said that the death of Christ would be for the Jews only, but the Evangelist says that it would be for all mankind. For we are all called the offspring and children of God inasmuch as He is the Father of all, having by way of creation begotten as it were and brought into existence the things that were not.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And not for that nation only,.... For though Christ, as prophet, was sent to the Jews only, and was the minister of the circumcision, yet as a priest he did not die for them only, but for the Gentiles also; even for the whole mystical Israel of God all the world over, whether among Jews or Gentiles; see 1Jn 2:

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And not for that nation only, etc. - These, and the preceding words in Joh 11:51, are John’s explication of what was prophetic in the words of Caiaphas: as if John had said, He is indeed to die for the sins of the Jewish nation, but not for theirs alone, but for the sins of the whole world: see his own words afterwards, 1Jn 2:1, 1Jn 2:2. Gather together in one - That he should collect into one body; - form one Church out of the Jewish and Gentile believers.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐχ	ouch	not	G3756 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἔθνους	ethnous	nation	G1484 →
μόνον	monon	only	G3441 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
τέκνα	tekna	children	G5043 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
τὰ	ta	those	G3588 →
διεσκορπισμένα	dieskorpismena	scattered	G1287 →
συναγάγῃ	sunagagē	He may gather together	G4863 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
ἕν.¶	hen	one.	G1520 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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…
leads to
- Acts 13:47
  For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
- Isaiah 42:6
  “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a…
- Luke 2:32
  a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- Psalms 98:2–3
  The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
Through
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.
leads to
- Isaiah 56:8
  Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
Through
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.
leads to
- 1 John 4:14
  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- 1 Peter 3:18
  For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 John 4:10
  And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.