King James Version
John 11:51 in the King James Version says “And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;” — study this verse from John chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;”
John 11:51 · KJV
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;
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
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“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“high priest”
G749the high-priest (literally, of the jews; typically, christ); by extension a chief priest
“he prophesied”
G4395to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office
“should”
G3195to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“for that”
G5228"over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super
“nation”
G1484a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
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