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John 11:49

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  1. John 11:47

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

  2. 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.

  3. John 11:50

    Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

  4. John 11:51

    And 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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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.