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Simplified Cowboy Version

John 11:53

From the time Caiaphas had said this, they had been plotting to ambush Jesus.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Prudence;   Thompson Chain Reference - Plots Laid;   Plotting;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Pharisees, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bethany;   Caiaphas;   Lazarus;   Mary;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Caiaphas;   God;   John, gospel of;   Lazarus;   Pharisees;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Murder;   Priest, Priesthood;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Lazarus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death;   Hour;   John, the Gospel of;   Pilate, Pontius;   Sanhedrin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethany;   Lazarus;   Martha;   Mary;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Announcements of Death;   Deceit, Deception, Guile;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bethany;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lazarus;   Smith Bible Dictionary - John, Gospel of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Caiaphas;   Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of;   Lazarus;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So from that day on they plotted to kill him.
King James Version (1611)
Then from that day foorth, they tooke counsell together for to put him to death.
King James Version
Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
English Standard Version
So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
New American Standard Bible
So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
New Century Version
That day they started planning to kill Jesus.
Amplified Bible
So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
Berean Standard Bible
So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
Contemporary English Version
From that day on, the council started making plans to put Jesus to death.
Complete Jewish Bible
From that day on, they made plans to have him put to death.
Darby Translation
From that day therefore they took counsel that they might kill him.
Easy-to-Read Version
That day the Jewish leaders began planning to kill Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then from that day foorth they consulted together, to put him to death.
George Lamsa Translation
And from that very day, they decided to kill him.
Good News Translation
From that day on the Jewish authorities made plans to kill Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
So from that day they resolved that they should kill him.
Literal Translation
Then from that day, they took counsel that they might kill Him.
American Standard Version
So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
Bible in Basic English
And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.
Hebrew Names Version
So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
International Standard Version
So from that day on they resolved to put him to death.
Etheridge Translation
And from that day they determined to kill him.
Murdock Translation
And from that day, they plotted to kill him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then from that day foorth, they toke councell together, for to put hym to death.
English Revised Version
So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
World English Bible
So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore from that day, they consulted together to put him to death.
Weymouth's New Testament
So from that day forward they planned and schemed in order to put Him to death.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor fro that day thei souyten for to sle hym.
Update Bible Version
So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death.
New English Translation
So from that day they planned together to kill him.
New King James Version
Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.
New Living Translation
So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death.
New Life Bible
From that day on they talked together about how they might kill Jesus.
New Revised Standard
So from that day on they planned to put him to death.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
From that day, therefore, they took counsel, that they might put him to death.
Douay-Rheims Bible
From that day therefore they devised to put him to death.
Revised Standard Version
So from that day on they took counsel how to put him to death.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
From that daye forth they held a counsell to geder for to put him to deeth.
Young's Literal Translation
From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From that daye forth they toke coucell, how they might put him to death.
Mace New Testament (1729)
from that day therefore, they consulted together to put Jesus to death.
THE MESSAGE
From that day on, they plotted to kill him. So Jesus no longer went out in public among the Jews. He withdrew into the country bordering the desert to a town called Ephraim and secluded himself there with his disciples.

Contextual Overview

45There was a whole mess of folks who saw this and started believing in Jesus. 46But some of them went away and snitched Jesus out to the Pharisees. 47A meeting was called of the Jewish rulers to try to figure out what to do about Jesus."What are we going to do about him," some of them said. "There is no doubt he can do amazing things. 48If we let this continue, everyone will believe in him, and we will be out of power. If we aren't in power, then Rome will come in and destroy the main church and everyone with it." 49The High Preacher, Caiaphas, spoke up, "Y'all are idiots if 50you don't see what we should do. It is better that one man dies rather than everyone else." 51Now he didn't come up with on his own. God had spoken through him sometime before and said that Jesus would die for 52everyone so that the scattered herd might be brought back together. 53From the time Caiaphas had said this, they had been plotting to ambush Jesus. 54But Jesus knew their plans and stayed out of public sight. We went and stayed at a place called Ephraim with all his cowboys.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

from: Nehemiah 4:16, Nehemiah 13:21, Psalms 113:2, Matthew 16:21, Matthew 22:46

they: John 11:47, Psalms 2:2, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 71:10, Mark 3:6, Acts 5:33, Acts 9:23

put: John 12:10, Psalms 109:4, Psalms 109:5, Jeremiah 38:4, Jeremiah 38:15, Matthew 26:59, Mark 14:1

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:18 - conspired 1 Samuel 18:29 - Saul became Jeremiah 11:9 - General Matthew 10:23 - when Matthew 12:14 - went Mark 3:7 - Jesus Mark 11:18 - and Luke 19:47 - the chief priests John 7:19 - Why John 8:37 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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; this they resolved upon, before there was any legal process, before any crime was charged upon him, or any proof given, or he was heard what he had to say for himself; so highly approved of was Caiaphas's motion, to put him to death, right or wrong, whether he was innocent or not; that they had nothing to do, but to consult of ways and means of getting him into their hands, and of taking away his life in a manner, as would he most for their own credit among the people, and to his shame and disgrace, and at the most proper and suitable time.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They took counsel - The judgment of the high priest silenced opposition, and they began to devise measures to put him to death without exciting tumult among the people. Compare Matthew 26:5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 53. They took counsel together — συνεβουλευσαντο, they were of one accord in the business, and had fully made up their minds on the subject; and they waited only for a proper opportunity to put him to death.


 
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