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John 11:48 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for John 11:48 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 11 verse 48 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”
John 11:48 (KJV)
Commentary on John 11:48
The council fears that universal belief in Jesus will provoke Roman intervention, destroying 'our place and nation.' 'Our place' likely means the Temple and their religious authority. Their concern is self-preservation disguised as patriotism. Ironically, rejecting Messiah brings the very judgment they fear—Rome destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70. This demonstrates that human schemes to prevent God's will accomplish it. Their statement also reveals spiritual blindness: they fear losing what they should surrender. Security comes through faith in Messiah, not political maneuvering.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 11:48
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“and drove us out”
“from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah”
“May his blood be on us, and on our children!”
“Didn't we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us.”
“that shall not regard the person of the old”
“what will he do to those farmers?,When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?,,,,,,,,”
“and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end of it shall be with a flood”
“a day of Yahweh comes”
“then the devil comes”