John 11:49

John 11:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
• New International Version (NIV)Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all!
• English Standard Version (ESV)But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

Context of John 11:49

47Then the Pharisees and the leaders of the priests had a meeting with the group of Jewish leaders. They asked each other, ‘What will we do? This man is doing so many miracles. 48If we let him do more things like this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman rulers will come and punish us. Their soldiers will destroy our temple and even destroy our whole country of Israel.’ One of the group was the leader of the priests that year. He was called Caiaphas. He said, ‘You do not understand the problem. 50It is better that one man should die on behalf of our people. That is better than if all Israel's people should die.’ 51Caiaphas did not say this because he had thought it by himself. No, he was speaking as a prophet, because he was the leader of the priests that year. That is why he said that Jesus would die on behalf of Israel's people.

John 11:49 word by word

Εἷς δέ τις ἐξ αὐτῶν Καϊάφας, ἀρχιερεὺς ὢν τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε οὐδέν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphas · CaiaphasG2533
• beingεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• that sameἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• yearὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• yearἐνιαυτόςeniautos · yearG1763
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Yeσύsu · youG4771
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• nothingοὐou · noG3756
• at allοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• ·τιςtis · oneG5100

Cross-references for John 11:49

• John 18:13They led him first to Annas, who was the father of Caiaphas's wife. Caiaphas was the leader of the priests that year.
• Luke 3:2At this time, the leaders of the priests were Annas and Caiaphas. John was living in the wilderness. While he was there, God spoke to him.
• Acts 4:6They met with Annas who was the most important priest. Caiaphas, John and Alexander were also there. Other men from the family of the most important priest were with them too.
• John 7:48None of the Pharisees or our leaders believe in him.
• Proverbs 26:12Some men think that they are already wise. A fool is more likely to learn something than they are.
• Isaiah 5:20It will be very bad for people who call evil things good. And they call good things evil. They say, ‘It is light’, when it is dark. And they say, ‘It is dark’, when it is light. They say that bitter things are sweet. And they say that sweet things are bitter.
• 1 Corinthians 1:20So the wise people in this world are not really important. The clever teachers of God's Law are not really important. People who know how to argue well are not really important. God has shown that the wise ideas that belong to this world have no value.
• 1 Corinthians 2:6But we do speak about wise thoughts to those of you who know Christ very well. But those wise thoughts do not belong to this world. They are not the ideas that the rulers of this world think are important. Those rulers will not be powerful for long.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Be careful! Do not think that you are better than you really are. Maybe you think that you are wise, like people today want to be wise. But if you want to become truly wise, be ready for other people to think that you are a fool.

Commentaries on John 11:49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49Caiaphas being the high priest that same year - By the law of Moses, Exodus 40:15, the office of high priest was for life, and the son of Aaron's race always succeeded his father. But at this time the high priesthood was almost annual: the Romans and Herod put down and raised up whom they pleased, and when they pleased, without attending to any other rule than merely that the person put in this office should be of the sacerdotal race. According to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49Caiaphas - See the notes at Luke 3:2. Being high-Priest that same year - It is probable that the office of high priest was at first for life, if there was no conduct that rendered the person unworthy the office. In that case the incumbent was removed. Thus Abiathar was removed by Solomon, 1 Kings 2:27. Subsequently the kings, and especially the conquerors of Judea, claimed and exercised the right of removing the high priest at pleasure, so that, in the…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. 49Caiaphas was the ruler of the high council from AD 18–36. He worked for ten years alongside Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea (AD 26–36; see 18:29), keeping the peace with Rome.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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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