John 18:14
Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
KJV
ἦν δὲ Καϊάφας ὁ συμβουλεύσας τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὅτι συμφέρει ἕνα ἄνθρωπον ἀποθανεῖν ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ.
Greek NT
Erat autem Caiphas, qui consilium dederat Judæis : Quia expedit unum hominem mori pro populo.
Vulgate
Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
ASV
Now Caiphas was he who had given the counsel to the Jews: That it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἀποθανεῖν — SBLGNT
- ἀποθανεῖν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπολέσθαι — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 11:49 — And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
- 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.