John 11:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”

John 11:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 11:48 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 11:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.””

John 11:48 — World English Bible

John 11:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

John 11:48 — American Standard Version

John 11:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'”

John 11:48 — Young's Literal Translation

John 11:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If we let him thus alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

John 11:48 — Darby Translation

John 11:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If we let him thus alone, all men will beleeue in him, and the Romanes will come and take away both our place, and the nation.”

John 11:48 — Geneva Bible

John 11:48 in Context — John 11

46 Mais quelques-uns d’entre eux allèrent trouver les pharisiens, et leur dirent ce que Jésus avait fait.

47 Alors les principaux sacrificateurs et les pharisiens assemblèrent le sanhédrin, et dirent: Que ferons-nous? Car cet homme fait beaucoup de miracles.

48 Si nous le laissons faire, tous croiront en lui, et les Romains viendront détruire et notre ville et notre nation.

49 L’un d’eux, Caïphe, qui était souverain sacrificateur cette année-là, leur dit: Vous n’y entendez rien;

50 vous ne réfléchissez pas qu’il est dans votre intérêt qu’un seul homme meure pour le peuple, et que la nation entière ne périsse pas.

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What Does John 11:48 Mean?

John 11:48 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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