John 11:50
Good News Translation
Don't you realize that it is better for you to have one man die for the people, instead of having the whole nation destroyed?"

New Revised Standard Version
You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed.”

Contemporary English Version
Don't you know it is better for one person to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed?"

New American Bible
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.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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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.

John 11:49
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