John 11:53

John 11:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
• New International Version (NIV)So from that day on they plotted to take his life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.

Context of John 11:53

51But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; 52and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad. From 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. 55But the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, that they might purify themselves.

John 11:53 word by word

ἀπ᾽ ἐκείνης οὖν τῆς ἡμέρας ἐβουλεύσαντο ἵνα ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615

Cross-references for John 11:53

• Nehemiah 4:16And from that time forth the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held the spears, and the shields, and the bows, and the corslets; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah.
• Nehemiah 13:21And I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye pass the night before the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth they came not on the sabbath.
• Psalms 113:2Blessed be the name of Jehovah, from this time forth and for evermore!
• Matthew 16:21From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples that he must go away to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised.
• Matthew 22:46And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to question him any more.
• John 11:47The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
• Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many — terror on every side — when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.
• Psalms 71:10For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
• Mark 3:6And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
• Acts 5:33But they, when they heard [these things], were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.
• Acts 9:23Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.
• John 12:10But the chief priests took counsel that they might kill Lazarus also,
• Psalms 109:4For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] prayer.
• Jeremiah 38:4And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
• Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

Commentaries on John 11:53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53They took counsel together - , they were of one accord in the business, and had fully made up their minds on the subject; and they waited only for a proper opportunity to put him to death.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53They took counsel - The judgment of the high priest silenced opposition, and they began to devise measures to put him to death without exciting tumult among the people. Compare Matthew 26:5.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. 53-54When the Jewish leaders started planning to kill Jesus, Jesus responded carefully (11:54). He did not act in fear, but he acted wisely. He chose to leave the area for a time. Ephraim was a village about 19 kilometers (12 miles) north of Jerusalem. Jesus was safe there from the Sanhedrin but close enough to walk to the Passover feast that was happening soon (11:55).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

Topics related to John 11:53

• Jesus, the Christ
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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