John 11:51

Contemporary English Version 1995

Caiaphas did not say this on his own. As high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation.

Cross References

Daniel 9:26

At the end of the 62 weeks, the Chosen Leader will be killed and left with nothing. A foreign ruler and his army will sweep down like a mighty flood, leaving both the city and the temple in ruins, and war and destruction will continue until the end, just as God has decided.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God.

1 Samuel 23:9

David heard about Saul's plan to capture him, and he told Abiathar, “Let's ask God what we should do.”

Exodus 28:30

He must also wear on his breastpiece the two small objects that he uses to receive answers from me.

Galatians 3:13

But Christ rescued us from the Law's curse, when he became a curse in our place. This is because the Scriptures say that anyone who is nailed to a tree is under a curse.

1 Corinthians 13:2

What if I could prophesy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge? And what if I had faith that moved mountains? I would be nothing, unless I loved others.

John 10:15

Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep.

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

1 Samuel 28:6

So he asked the Lord what to do. But the Lord would not answer, either in a dream or by a priest or a prophet.

Numbers 24:2

and saw the tribes of Israel camped below. Just then, God's Spirit took control of him,

Numbers 22:28

When that happened, the Lord told the donkey to speak, and it asked Balaam, “What have I done that made you beat me three times?”

1 Peter 3:18

Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

John 11:49

One of the council members was Caiaphas, who was also high priest that year. He spoke up and said, “You people don't have any sense at all!

John 18:13

They took him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

1 John 2:2

Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.