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

51He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation. 52And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world. So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death. 54As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples. 55It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began.

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 4:16But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah
• Nehemiah 13:21But I spoke sharply to them and said, “What are you doing out here, camping around the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you!” And that was the last time they came on the Sabbath.
• Psalms 113:2Blessed be the name of the Lord now and forever.
• Matthew 16:21From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.
• Matthew 22:46No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
• John 11:47Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
• Psalms 31:13I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
• Psalms 71:10For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
• Mark 3:6At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.
• Acts 5:33When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them.
• Acts 9:23After a while some of the Jews plotted together to kill him.
• John 12:10Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,
• Psalms 109:4I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!
• Jeremiah 38:4So these officials went to the king and said, “Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”
• Matthew 26:59Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so 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