John 11:51
Strong's Lexicon
[Caiaphas] did not say
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

this
Τοῦτο (Touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

on
ἀφ’ (aph’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

his own.
ἑαυτοῦ (heautou)
Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

Instead,
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

[as]
ὢν (ōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

high priest
ἀρχιερεὺς (archiereus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 749: High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.

that
ἐκείνου (ekeinou)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

year,
ἐνιαυτοῦ (eniautou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1763: A year, cycle of time. Prolongation from a primary enos; a year.

he was prophesying
ἐπροφήτευσεν (eprophēteusen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4395: From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

would
ἔμελλεν (emellen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3195: A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.

die
ἀποθνήσκειν (apothnēskein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

for
ὑπὲρ (hyper)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

nation,
ἔθνους (ethnous)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,

Young's Literal Translation
And this he said not of himself, but being chief priest of that year, he did prophesy that Jesus was about to die for the nation,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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,

New American Standard Bible
Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

King James Bible
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

New American Standard Bible
Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

King James Bible
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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,

International Standard Version
Now he did not say this on his own initiative. As high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

NET Bible
(Now he did not say this on his own, but because he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the Jewish nation,

American Standard Version
Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;

English Revised Version
Now this he said not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;

Young's Literal Translation
And this he said not of himself, but being chief priest of that year, he did prophesy that Jesus was about to die for the nation,
















Cross References
John 11:49
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

John 18:13
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

1 John 2:2
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 11:50
Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

John 11:48
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 11:52
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

John 11:53
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

John 11:54
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.
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