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John 11:57

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

KJV

δεδώκεισαν δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἐντολὰς ἵνα ἐάν τις γνῷ ποῦ ἔστιν μηνύσῃ, ὅπως πιάσωσιν αὐτόν.

Greek NT

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.

ASV

and both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if any one may know where he is, he may shew it , so that they may seize him.

YLT

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.

WEB

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Φαρισαῖος
pharisaios
noun · 101×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μηνύω
menuo
verb · 4×
πιάζω
piazo
verb · 12×
ποῦ
pou
adverb · 45×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐντολή
entole
noun · 66×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
o
article · 19778×
ὅπως
opos
adverb · 53×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: + καὶ
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐντολὰς | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐντολὰς | RP: ἐντολήν
  • ἐντολὰςSBLGNT
  • ἐντολὰςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐντολήνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 11:47 — Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
  • John 12:10 — But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
  • Matt 26:3 — Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
  • Ps 94:20 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?