John 11:51

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He did not say this on his own; but as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοῦτο δὲ ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ οὐκ εἶπεν: ἀλλὰ ἀρχιερεὺς ὢν τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου, προεφήτευσεν ὅτι ἔμελλεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀποθνῄσκειν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους·

Transliteration

This de aph' heautou ouk eipen: alla archiereus ōn tou eniautou ekeinou, proephēteusen hoti emellen ho Iēsous apothnēskein hyper tou ethnous.

Grammar Details

• *touto*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative neuter singular - this
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *aph' heautou*: preposition + reflexive pronoun, genitive masculine singular - from himself
• *ouk*: negative particle - not
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
• *alla*: strong adversative conjunction - but
• *archiereus*: nominative masculine singular - high priest
• *ōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being
• *tou eniautou*: genitive masculine singular - of the year
• *ekeinou*: demonstrative pronoun, genitive masculine singular - that
• *proephēteusen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he prophesied
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *emellen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was about to/was going to
• *ho Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
• *apothnēskein*: present active infinitive - to die
• *hyper*: preposition + genitive - on behalf of/for
• *tou ethnous*: genitive neuter singular - the nation

Word Meanings

• *aph' heautou*: from himself/on his own initiative
• *archiereus*: high priest/chief priest
• *eniautou*: year/annual period
• *proephēteusen*: prophesied/foretold
• *emellen*: was about to/was going to/intended to
• *apothnēskein*: to die/to be dying
• *ethnous*: nation/people/ethnic group

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now this he did not say on his own authority: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now{G1161} this{G5124} he{G2036} said not{G3756} of{G575} himself:{G1438} but,{G235} being{G5607} high priest{G749} that{G1565} year,{G1763} he prophesied{G4395} that{G3754} Jesus{G2424} should{G3195} die{G599} for{G5228} the nation;{G1484}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} this{G5124} spake he{G2036}{(G5627)} not{G3756} of{G575} himself{G1438}: but{G235} being{G5607}{(G5752)} high priest{G749} that{G1565} year{G1763}, he prophesied{G4395}{(G5656)} that{G3754} Jesus{G2424} should{G3195}{(G5707)} die{G599}{(G5721)} for that{G5228} nation{G1484};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This spake he not of him selfe but beinge hye preste that same yeare he prophesied that Iesus shulde dye for the people

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This spake he not of himself, but for so moch as he was hye prest of the same yeare, he prophecied. For Iesus was for to dye for the people,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  This spake hee not of himselfe: but being hie Priest that same yere, he prophecied that Iesus should die for that nation:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This spake he, not of hym selfe, but beyng hye priest that same yere, he prophesied that Iesus shoulde dye for the people,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now he didn't say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now he didn't say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (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,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 When David learned that Saul was plotting harm against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
• Exod 28:30 : 30 Place the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision, so they will be over Aaron's heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Thus, Aaron will carry the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD continually.
• Num 22:28 : 28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and it said to Balaam, 'What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?'
• Num 24:2 : 2 Balaam looked up and saw Israel camped according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him.
• Num 24:14-25 : 14 'Now I am going back to my people, but let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.' 15 Then Balaam began his oracle, saying: 'The oracle of Balaam, son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,' 16 'The oracle of one who hears the words of God and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees visions of the Almighty, who falls down, with eyes uncovered.' 17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob, a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the sons of Sheth. 18 Edom will become a possession; Seir, his enemy, will also be a possession. But Israel will grow strong. 19 A ruler will come out of Jacob and will destroy the survivors of the city. 20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his oracle: 'Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.' 21 Then he saw the Kenites and spoke his oracle: 'Your dwelling is secure, your nest is set in the rock.' 22 Yet you Kenites will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive. 23 Then he spoke his oracle: 'Alas! Who can survive when God does this?' 24 Ships will come from the shores of Kittim; they will afflict Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction. 25 Then Balaam got up and returned to his home, and Balak also went on his way.
• Judg 20:27-28 : 27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD (the Ark of the Covenant of God was there in those days), 28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was ministering before it. They asked, "Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjaminites, our brothers, or shall we stop?" The LORD answered, "Go, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands."
• 1 Sam 28:6 : 6 Saul inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by the Urim, nor through the prophets.
• Isa 53:5-8 : 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, he was punished.
• Dan 9:26 : 26 After the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and desolation has been decreed until the end of the war.
• Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
• Matt 20:28 : 28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
• John 10:15 : 15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, I lay down my life for the sheep.
• Rom 3:25-26 : 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed. 26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
• 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'
• Gal 4:4-5 : 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
• 2 Pet 2:15-17 : 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever.