But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
Parallel translations
- WEB But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
- KJV And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
- NKJV And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
- NASB But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,
- NLT Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about!
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Caiaphas, the high priest, rebukes the council for their indecision. His blunt words introduce a fateful counsel.
Overview
Caiaphas, holding the highest religious office that year, dismisses the others' hesitation with contempt. His intervention shifts the council toward a decisive plan against Jesus. Though spoken cynically, his next words will be shown to carry a deeper, prophetic truth beyond his intent.
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- John 11:51Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
- John 18:13–14They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
- Prov 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Matt 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Acts 4:6along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
- 1 Cor 1:20Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
- Isa 5:20–23Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
- 1 Cor 3:18–19Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- John 7:48–49“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
- 1 Cor 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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