⁴⁵Then ^hmany of the Jews which came to Mary, and ⁱhad seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. ⁴⁶But some of them went their ways to ^jthe Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. ⁴⁷Then ^kgathered the chief priests and the Pharisees ^la council, and said, ^mWhat do we? for this man doeth many miracles. ⁴⁸If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and ⁿthe Romans shall come and take away both our ^oplace and ^onation. ⁴⁹And one of them, named ^pCaiaphas, being the high priest ^qthat same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, ⁵⁰Nor consider ^rthat it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. ⁵¹And this spake he not ^sof himself: but being high priest ^qthat year, ^the prophesied ^uthat Jesus should die for that nation; ⁵²^uAnd ^xnot for that nation only, ^ybut that also he should ^zgather together in one ^athe children of God that were ^zscattered abroad. ⁵³Then from that day forth ^bthey took counsel together for to put him to death.

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Footnotes

hSee ch. 8:30.
ich. 2:23. & 12:18. So Acts 9:42.
jver. 57.
kSee Matt. 26:3.
lSee Matt. 5:22.
mSo ch. 12:19. Acts 4:16.
nComp. ch. 6:15.
o 2 Macc. 5:19, 20. So 2 Macc. 3:12. Matt. 24:15. Acts 6:13. & 21:28.
o 2 Macc. 5:19, 20. So 2 Macc. 3:12. Matt. 24:15. Acts 6:13. & 21:28.
pSee Matt. 26:3.
qver. 51 (Gk.). ch 18:13.
rch. 18:14.
sSee ch. 5:19.
qver. 51 (Gk.). ch 18:13.
tSee Ex. 28:30 Comp. Matt. 7:22.
xComp. Isai. 49:6. 1 John 2:2.
ySee ch. 10:16.
zSo Matt. 12:30. Luke 11:23.
ach. 1:12 (Gk.). 1 John 3:1, 2 (Gk.), 10. & 5:2.
zSo Matt. 12:30. Luke 11:23.
b Matt. 26:4 (Gk.). See ch. 7:19.

Cross references

u Matt. 20:28.
u Matt. 20:28.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then 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. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, and 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what he did believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and were saying, “What are we going to do since this man is doing many signs? If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

One of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! You’re not considering that it is to your advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish.” He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God. So from that day on they plotted to kill him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then 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. If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.”

Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about! You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”

He 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. And 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then many of the Jews who had come with Mary and saw the things which he did believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs! If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas (who was high priest in that year), said to them, “You do not know anything at all! Nor do you consider that it is profitable for you that one man should die for the people, and the whole nation not perish.” (Now he did not say this from himself, but being high priest in that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but also that the children of God who are scattered would be gathered into one.) So from that day they resolved that they should kill him.