John 11:50

New American Bible - revised edition

nor do you consider that it is better for you that one man should die instead of the people, so that the whole nation may not perish.”

Cross References

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.

Luke 24:46

And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day

John 11:48

If we leave him alone, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our land and our nation.”

John 18:14

It was Caiaphas who had counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die rather than the people. Peter’s First Denial.

John 19:12

Consequently, Pilate tried to release him; but the Jews cried out, “If you release him, you are not a Friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”

Romans 3:8

And why not say—as we are accused and as some claim we say—that we should do evil that good may come of it? Their penalty is what they deserve. Universal Bondage to Sin.