John 11:50

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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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  • John 18:14 : 14 and Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it is good for one man to perish for the people.
  • Luke 24:46 : 46 and he said to them -- `Thus it hath been written, and thus it was behoving the Christ to suffer, and to rise out of the dead the third day,
  • John 11:48 : 48 if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'
  • John 19:12 : 12 From this `time' was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, `If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'
  • Rom 3:8 : 8 and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- `We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

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