John 18:14
Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
John 18:14 in other translations
| BSB | Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people. |
|---|---|
| WEB | Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people. |
| ASV | Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. |
| YLT | and Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it is good for one man to perish for the people. |
| DARBY | But it was Caiaphas who counselled the Jews that it was better that one man should perish for the people. |
| BBE | It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people. |
| Webster | Now Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. |
What does John 18:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 18:13-14
13. And led him away--"In that hour," says Matthew (Mt 26:55, 56), and probably now, on the way to judgment, when the crowds were pressing upon Him, "said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staves, for to take Me"--expressive of the indignity which He felt to be thus done to Him--"I sat daily with you in the temple, and ye laid no hold on Me. But this" (adds Lu 22:53) "is…
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 18:13-27
Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water. The sin of lying is a fruitful sin; one lie needs another to support it, and that another. If a call to expose ourselves to danger be clear, we may hope God will enable us to honour him; if it be not, we may fear that God will leave us to shame ourselves. They…
John 18:14 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.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for John 18:14
- John 11:49-52
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- John 18:13
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
- John 18:14
Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
- John 18:15
And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
John 18:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y era Caifás el que había dado el consejo á los Judíos, que era necesario que un hombre muriese por el pueblo. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or Caïphe était celui qui avait donné aux Juifs le conseil, qu’il était avantageux qu’un seul homme périsse pour le peuple. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Kajaphas aber war es, der den Juden geraten hatte, es sei nützlich, daß ein Mensch für das Volk sterbe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erat autem Caiphas, qui consilium dederat Judæis: Quia expedit unum hominem mori pro populo. |