John 11 · Verse 53

John 11:53

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
John 11:53, King James Version

John 11:53 in other translations

BSBSo from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
WEBSo from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.
ASVSo from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
YLTFrom that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;
DARBYFrom that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.
BBEAnd from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.
WebsterThen from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death.

What does John 11:53 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 11:47-54

47-54. What do we? for this man doeth many miracles--"While we trifle, 'this man,' by His 'many miracles,' will carry all before Him; the popular enthusiasm will bring on a revolution, which will precipitate the Romans upon us, and our all will go down in one common ruin." What a testimony to the reality of our Lord's miracles, and their resistless effect, from His bitterest enemies!

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 53. They took counsel. The judgment of the high-priest silenced opposition, and they began to devise measures to put him to death without exciting tumult among the people. Comp. Mt 26:5.

(n) "they took counsel" Ps 109:4,5

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 53 They took counsel together - Συνεβουλευσαντο, they were of one accord in the business, and had fully made up their minds on the subject; and they waited only for a proper opportunity to put him to death.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 11:47-53

There can hardly be a more clear discovery of the madness that is in man's heart, and of its desperate enmity against God, than what is here recorded. Words of prophecy in the mouth, are not clear evidence of a principle of grace in the heart. The calamity we seek to escape by sin, we take the most effectual course to bring upon our own heads; as those do who think by opposing Christ's kingdom, to advance their own…

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John 11:53 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀπ᾽ap᾽FromG575
ἐκείνηςekeinēsthat [very]G1565
οὖνounthereforeG3767
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ἡμέραςhēmerasdayG2250
ἐβουλεύσαντοebouleusantothey plottedG1011
ἵναinathatG2443
ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinthey may killG615
αὐτόν.¶autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 11:53

  • Acts 5:33

    When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

  • Acts 9:23

    And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

  • Psalms 2:2

    The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

  • Matthew 26:59

    Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

  • John 11:47

    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

  • Psalms 109:4-5

    For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

  • Nehemiah 13:21

    Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

  • Psalms 31:13

    For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

  • Psalms 113:2

    Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

  • Jeremiah 38:15

    Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?

  • Mark 3:6

    And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

  • John 12:10

    But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
from.
Ne 4:16; 13:21; Ps 113:2; Mt 16:21; 22:46
they.
47; Ps 2:2; 31:13; 71:10; Mr 3:6; Ac 5:33; 9:23
put.
12:10; Ps 109:4,5; Jer 38:4,15; Mt 26:59; Mr 14:1

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Context

  • John 11:52

    And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

  • John 11:53

    Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

  • John 11:54

    Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

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John 11:53 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así que, desde aquel día consultaban juntos de matarle.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Depuis ce jour-là donc, ils consultèrent ensemble pour le faire mourir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Von jenem Tage an ratschlagten sie nun, auf daß sie ihn töteten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ab illo ergo die cogitaverunt ut interficerent eum.