John 11:51 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Not of himself - Though he uttered what proved to be a true prophecy, yet it was accomplished in a way which he did not intend He had a wicked design. He was plotting murder and crime. Yet, wicke...

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• John 11:51 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (8) And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; (8) Christ sometimes turns the tongues, even of the wicked, so that even i...

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• John 11:51 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Results of the Miracle. The majority of the Jews who came to comfort the sisters were convinced, but some remained hostile, and gave information to the Pharisees. The chief priests, i.e. the...

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• John 11:51 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  prophesied . The Jews regarded any ex cathedra utterance of the High Priest as inspired. Here Caiaphas was used by God, as Salaam was ( Numbers 22:38 ). See Acts 2:23 ; Acts 4:27 ; Acts 4:28 ....

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• John 11:51 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  51. Now he spoke this, not of himself. When the Evangelist says that Caiaphas did not speak this of himself, he does not mean that Caiaphas — like one who was mad, or out of his senses — u...

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• John 11:51 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1670 THE PROPHETIC COUNSEL OF CAIAPHAS John 11:51-52 . This spake he not of himself: but being high-priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; and not for...

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• John 11:51 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; This spake he not of himself - Wicked and worthless as he was, God so guided hi...

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• John 11:51 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And—Caiaphas, being the high-priest that same year, said, &c.— It is well known, that the high-priesthood among the Jews was not annual; but the manyrevolutions about this period might justify...

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• John 11:51 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And (or, 'Now') this spake he not of himself: but being high priest tha...

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• John 11:51 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Christ the Resurrection and the Life 1-44. The raising of Lazarus. The last and greatest of the seven 'signs' recorded in this Gospel is related with such photographic minuteness of detail, that i...

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• John 11:51 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And this spake he not of himself. — There is a moral beauty in the Words, in spite of the diabolical intent with which they are uttered; and St. John adds the explanation that they had an origin hi...

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• John 11:51 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 24 JESUS THE SCAPEGOAT. “Many therefore of the Jews, which came to Mary and beheld that which He did, believed on Him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the thing...

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• John 11:51 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Innocent for the Guilty John 11:45-57 The friends of the family who had come to lament with them, were disposed toward Jesus and believed; but the mere spectators hastened with the news, to...

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• John 11:51 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here we have the account of the last sign wrought by Jesus as recorded by John, namely, the raising of Lazarus. Very beautiful in this connection is the depiction of the sorrow of the sisters, and ou...

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• John 11:51 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? For this man doeth many miracles. (48) If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall c...

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• John 11:51 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And this spake he not of himself ,.... Not of his own devising and dictating, but by the Spirit of God; as a wicked man sometimes may, and as Balaam did; the Spirit of God dictated the words unto hi...

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• John 11:51 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; Ver. 51. This he spake, not of himself ] God spake through him, as through...

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• John 11:51 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  One of them, named Caiaphas , &c. While some of the council seemed apprehensive of the danger of attempting any thing against Jesus, and, as is probable from John 12:42 , urged the unlawfulness...

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• John 11:51 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE DEATH OF LAZARUS (vs.1-27) The raising of Lazarus in this chapter is a striking witness to the fact that the plotting of the Jews to kill the Lord Jesus was vanity; for He Himself is superior...

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• John 11:51 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Consultation of the Pharisees; The Prophecy of Caiaphas; A Conspiracy against Christ.       45 Then many of the Jews which came to...

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• John 11:51 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  So far as this was a prophecy, he spake not of himself: take the words of Caiaphas in the sense that he spake them, they were such as might well enough come out of such a wretched mouth, speaking o...

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• John 11:51 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being High Priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor do you take account of the fact that it is expedient for you that one man should die for...

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• John 11:51 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 11:46 . But some of them, etc. —It is possible to misjudge their motives; but in view of John 19:22 and John 10:31 their action can hardly be viewed as fr...

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• John 11:51 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 11 In selecting this word we are struck with the frequency of its occurrence in this chapter. There is: I. The "If" of wisdom. Jesus answered "If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not."...

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• John 11:51 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Lazarus had been publicly raised from the dead. A great number of persons saw the miracle, and there was never any question about its having been wrought. John 11:45-46 . Then many of the Jews whi...

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• John 11:51 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 11:2 . It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment. The allusion to this anointing is obscure. It could not be to the similar occurrence in Luke 7 ., for that was a woman of the c...

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• John 11:51 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council The Sanhedrim I. The NAME συνέδριον. Sanhedrin is more accurate than Sanhedrim, though this is more frequently used, and means a sit...

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• John 11:51 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 11:1-43 7. Christ the Antagonist of death—a victory of love and power . The narrative of this chapter is a further advance in the proof that the unbelief of the Jews w...

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• John 11:51 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Council of the Jews concerning Christ's Removal. The prophecy of Caiaphas:

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• John 11:51 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 13:2 ; 1 Peter 2:24 ; 1 Peter 3:18 ; 1 Samuel 23:9 ; 1 Samuel 28:6 ; 2 Corinthians 5:21 ; 2 Peter 2:15-17 ; Daniel 9:26 ; Exodus 28:30 ; Galatians 3:13 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Gal...

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