John 18:14 BSB — MannaFest

John 18:14

Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

KJV

Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now Caiaphas was he which gave council to the Jews,.... The chief priests and Pharisees, who met in council about Jesus, Joh 11:47, the counsel he gave was, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people; and which advice was given out of ill will and malice to Christ, and to prevent, as he thought, the people of the Jews being destroyed by the Romans; though the words have a very good sense which he did not understand.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Thus the enemies of Christ's gospel are resolved, true or false, to run it down. (3.) It is a testimony to the innocency of our Lord Jesus, from the mouth of one of his worst enemies, who owned that he fell a sacrifice to the public good, and that it was not just he should die, but expedient only. The concurrence of Annas in the prosecution of Christ.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Caiaphas was he which gave counsel, etc. - Therefore he was an improper person to sit in judgment on Christ, whom he had prejudged and precondemned: see on Joh 11:50-52 (note). But Christ must not be treated according to the rules of justice: if he had, he could not have been put to death.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἦν	ēn	Was	G1510 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
Καϊάφας	Kaiaphas	Caiaphas	G2533 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
συμβουλεύσας	sumbouleusas	having given counsel	G4823 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίοις	Ioudaiois	Jews	G2453 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
συμφέρει	sumpherei	it is profitable	G4851 →
ἕνα	hena	for one	G1520 →
ἄνθρωπον	anthrōpon	man	G444 →
ἀποθανεῖν	apothanein	to die	G599 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
λαοῦ.¶	laou	people.	G2992 →

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

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