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.

Cross-references

John 11:48 Historical context

In John 11:48, the leaders fear the Romans will destroy their nation; Caiaphas then proposes sacrificing Jesus to prevent that outcome, revealing the political motive behind his advice.

John 18:14 Citation

John 18:14 directly recalls Caiaphas's advice that one man should die for the people, explicitly linking the high priest's calculation to Jesus's arrest.

John 19:11 Historical context

John 19:11 identifies the greater sin of the one who delivered Jesus — directly referring to Caiaphas's decision to hand him over.

John 16:7 Parallel

John 16:7 uses the same 'expedient' term for Jesus's departure — contrasting Caiaphas's pragmatic reason with God's redemptive purpose.

John 19:12 Parallel

In John 19:12, the Jewish leaders use political pressure—'friend of Caesar'—to force Jesus's death, echoing the same political expediency from Caiaphas's earlier advice.

Matthew 20:28 presents Jesus giving his life as a ransom for many — contrasting Caiaphas's cynical expediency with Christ's voluntary substitution.

Jonah 1:12 Typology

Jonah's willingness to be thrown overboard to save the sailors prefigures the substitutionary death Caiaphas unwittingly proposes for Jesus.

Johanan proposes killing Ishmael to prevent Judah's remnant from perishing, a very similar 'kill one to save many' reasoning as Caiaphas uses for Jesus.

Romans 3:8 Contrast

Paul in Romans 3:8 condemns the logic of doing evil for good, countering the utilitarian reasoning Caiaphas used to justify Jesus's death.

2 Corinthians 5:14 declares Christ died for all — echoing Caiaphas's 'one man die for the people' but giving it redemptive meaning.