King James Version
What Does John 11:53 Mean?
“Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.”
Context
51
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
53
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
54
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
55
And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(53) **Then from that day forth they took! counsel . . .**—On that day, then, the Sanhedrin officially decreed His death. The remaining question was how they could carry out this decree without exciting a popular tumult, or bringing themselves into collision with the Romans. (Comp. Note on Matthew 26:4.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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