John 11:52

John 11:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
• New International Version (NIV)and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

Context of John 11:52

50nor consider that it is profitable for you that one man die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish. 51But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad. 53From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him. 54Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went away thence into the country near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he sojourned with the disciples.

John 11:52 word by word

καὶ οὐχ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους μόνον ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα καὶ τὰ τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ διεσκορπισμένα συναγάγῃ εἰς ἕν.¶Read the interlinear

• nationἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• gatherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• scatteredδιασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō · to scatterG1287

Cross-references for John 11:52

• John 1:29On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
• John 12:32and I, if I be lifted up out of the earth, will draw all to me.
• Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.
• Psalms 72:19And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.
• Isaiah 49:6— and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
• Luke 2:32a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.
• Romans 3:29Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:
• 1 John 2:2and he is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours alone, but also for the whole world.
• Revelation 5:9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
• Revelation 7:9After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.
• John 10:16And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
• Genesis 49:10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.
• Psalms 102:22When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
• Isaiah 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, standing as a banner of the peoples: the nations shall seek it; and his resting-place shall be glory.
• Isaiah 49:18Lift up thine eyes round about and behold: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt indeed clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and bind them on as a bride doth.
• Isaiah 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation thou knowest not, and a nation [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Commentaries on John 11:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52And not for that nation only, etc. - These, and the preceding words in John 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, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 2:2. Gather together in one - That he should collect into one body; - form one Church out of the Jewish and Gentile…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 52Should gather together in one - All his chosen among the Jews and Gentiles. See John 10:16. The children of God - This is spoken not of those who were then Christians, but of all whom God should bring to him; all who would be, in the mercy of God, called, chosen, sanctified among all nations, John 10:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 47-53Verses 47-53 There can hardly be a more clear discovery of the madness that is in man's heart, and of its desperate enmity against God, than what is here recorded. Words of prophecy in the mouth, are not clear evidence of a principle of grace in the heart. The calamity we seek to escape by sin, we take the most effectual course to bring upon our own heads; as those do who think by opposing Christ's kingdom, to advance their own worldly interest. The fear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52Christ’s death was not for Israel only, but for all, including people of other cultures all across the world (10:16; 12:32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 47-5447-54. What do we? for this man doeth many miracles--"While we trifle, 'this man,' by His 'many miracles,' will carry all before Him; the popular enthusiasm will bring on a revolution, which will precipitate the Romans upon us, and our all will go down in one common ruin." What a testimony to the reality of our Lord's miracles, and their resistless effect, from His bitterest enemies!Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Children of God
• Scattered Abroad
• Awake
• Mourn
• Abroad
• Bethany
• Caiaphas
• Christ, Offices of

Commentaries on John 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings