John 11:50
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Neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation perish not.

John 11:48 If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation.

John 18:14 Now Caiphas was he who had given the counsel to the Jews: That it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

John 19:12 And from henceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying: If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Luke 24:46 And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day:

Romans 3:8 And not rather (as we are slandered and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil that there may come good? Whose damnation is just.

Context
The Plot to Kill Jesus
49But one of them, named Caiphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: You know nothing. 50Neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation perish not. 51And this he spoke not of himself: but being the high priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:29
And if thy right eye scandalize thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee. For it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than thy whole body be cast into hell.

John 18:14
Now Caiphas was he who had given the counsel to the Jews: That it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

Lexicon
You do not realize
λογίζεσθε (logizesthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3049: To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.

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

it is better
συμφέρει (sympherei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4851: From sun and phero; to bear together, i.e. to collect, or to conduce; especially advantage.

for you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

one
εἷς (heis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

die
ἀποθάνῃ (apothanē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
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 Masculine 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.

people
λαοῦ (laou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.

[than that]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative 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.

whole
ὅλον (holon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

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

perish.”
ἀπόληται (apolētai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 622: From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.


Additional Translations
You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”

nor do you consider that it is profitable for you that one man should die for the people, and the whole nation should not perish."

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

nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

nor consider that it is profitable for you that one man die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.

nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

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

You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."

nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'
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