"If we let him thus alone, all {men} will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nati…" — John 11:48

John 11:48 · KJV

“If we let him thus alone, all {men} will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”

— John 11:48

Verse 47

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

Verse 49

And one of them, {named} Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

John 11 — Context

But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

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

If we let him thus alone, all {men} will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

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.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: {persecuted us: or, chased us out}

Matthew 27:25

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood {be} on us, and on our children.

Matthew 23:35-38

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Zechariah 14:1-2

Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Daniel 9:26-27

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof {shall be} with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. {but...: or, and shall have nothing} {desolations...: or, it shall be cut off by desolations}

Acts 5:28

Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

Luke 23:28-31

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

Luke 8:12

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.