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John 11:48
“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.”
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John 11:48 Context
45Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
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Translation Details for John 11:48
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.
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Wesley's Notes for John 11:48
11:48 All men will believe - And receive him as the Messiah. And this will give such umbrage to the Romans that they will come and subvert both our place - Temple; and nation - Both our Church and state. Were they really afraid of this? Or was it a fair colour only? Certainly it was no more. For they could not but know, that he that raised the dead was able to conquer the Romans.
People's Bible Notes for John 11:48
Joh 11:48 The Romans shall come. Their idea was that if the nation followed Jesus there would be rebellion against the Roman authority, and the Romans would, as a result, destroy Jerusalem, the temple, and their ecclesiastical authority. This was done a generation later by the Romans, but what led to it was the "rejection" of Christ, not his reception.
If we let him thus alone, all men will beleeue on him, and the Romanes shall come, and take away both our place and nation.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"If we let Him {go on} like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
- American Standard Version (1901)
If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.
- Basic English Bible
If we let him thus alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
- Darby Bible
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation.
- Webster's Bible
If we leave him alone in this way, everybody will believe in him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and our nation."
- Weymouth Bible
If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
- World English Bible
If we leeue hym thus, alle men schulen bileue in hym; and Romayns schulen come, and schulen take our place and oure folk.
- Wycliffe Bible
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.'
- Youngs Literal Bible