King James Version
John 11:49 in the King James Version says “And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all ,” — study this verse from John chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all ,”
John 11:49 · KJV
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
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.
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all ,
Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
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“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the high priest”
G749the high-priest (literally, of the jews; typically, christ); by extension a chief priest
“that same”
G1565that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“know”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
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