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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And one of them, [named] Caiaphas,.... [See comments on Matthew 26:3], [See comments on Lu 3:2], [See comments on John 18:13]. being the high priest that same year; the high priesthood originally was not annual, but for life; but towards the close of the second temple, it came into the hands of the king, to appoint who would to be high priest (o);...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. That was his advice. You are, none of you, up to the mark. You do not handle this thing rightly. Let us kill this man....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Nor consider that it is expedient for us,.... Priests, Levites, Pharisees, the sanhedrim, and ecclesiastical rulers of the people; who, as Caiaphas apprehended, must suffer in their characters and revenues, must quit their honourable and gainful posts and places, if Jesus went on and succeeded at this rate: wherefore it was most expedient and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And this spake he not of himself,.... Not of his own devising and dictating, but by the Spirit of God; as a wicked man sometimes may, and as Balaam did; the Spirit of God dictated the words unto him, and put them into his mouth; nor did he use them in the sense, in which the Holy Ghost designed them: but being high priest that year; by his office...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation: He did not understand his own words. He was saying a great deal more than he meant to say — for it was expedient — blessedly expedient — that Jesus should die willingly and of his own accord, giving himself up to death for the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And not for that nation only,.... For though Christ, as prophet, was sent to the Jews only, and was the minister of the circumcision, yet as a priest he did not die for them only, but for the Gentiles also; even for the whole mystical Israel of God all the world over, whether among Jews or Gentiles; see 1 John 2:2. But that also he should gather...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. One bold wicked man can often sway the counsels of men who are equally bad, but more cowardly. It had not yet come to this — that they would hurt...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then from that day forth,.... Caiaphas's reasoning appeared so good, and his advice so agreeable, that it was at once, and generally assented to, except by one or two, as Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea; that ever after this, they took counsel together; at certain times, and that very often, and agreed in their counsel, for to put him to death;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus therefore,.... Knowing the resolution the sanhedrim had taken to put him to death, and the schemes they were forming to apprehend him: walked no more openly among the Jews; at, or near Jerusalem; he did not teach in their streets, nor work miracles, nor appear in public company: but went thence, from Bethany: unto a country near to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. We do not find that he wrought miracles there or preached, but in a holy and devout retirement, it may be, he prepared his mind for the last great week — the week of his...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand,.... Which was the fourth passover from Christ's entrance on his public ministry, and the last he ate with his disciples; when he, by being sacrificed for his people, put an end to that, and all other ceremonial observances: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem, before the passover: not only from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? They had heard much of him in the country. Country people coming to town want to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then sought they for Jesus,.... That is, the country people; some on one account, and some on another; some out of curiosity to see his person, others to see his miracles, and others to hear his doctrine; and some, it may be, to take him, and deliver him up to the sanhedrim, who had issued out a proclamation to that purpose, and doubtless offered...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees,.... Who were of the sanhedrim: had given a commandment; or published an edict, a decree of the senate: that if any man knew where he were, he should show [it], that they might take him; and this made it a doubtful point with some, whether he would come to the feast or not; and was the reason why others...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him. They could not deny the miracle: they could arrest and punish the miracle-worker.