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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.

Context of John 11:53

51He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. So from that day on they plotted to take his life. 54Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples. 55When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover.

John 11:53 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• they took counsel togetherσυμβουλεύωsumbouleuō · to consultG4823
• forἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• to putἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 11:53

• Nehemiah 4:16From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah
• Nehemiah 13:21But I warned them and said, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you.” From that time on they no longer came on the Sabbath.
• Psalms 113:2Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore.
• Matthew 16:21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
• Matthew 22:46No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
• Psalms 31:13For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
• Mark 3:6Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
• Acts 5:33When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death.
• Acts 9:23After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,
• John 12:10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
• Psalms 109:4In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
• Jeremiah 38:4Then the officials said to the king, “This man should be put to death. He is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”
• Matthew 26:59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could 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

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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