John 18:14

18:14 one man should die for the people: Caiaphas had previously made this political analysis (11:49-50). John points out the irony of this statement. Jesus’ death did not bring Israel political salvation—it brought spiritual salvation to all who believe.

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Joh 18:14. Ὁ συμβουλεύσας, who had given the counsel) and was on that account eager for the destruction of Jesus.

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Joh 18:14 . The attitude Caiaphas was likely to assume towards the prisoner is indicated by his identification with the person who uttered the principle, Joh 11:50 , ὅτι συμφέρει … ἀπολέσθαι .

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Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people--(Also see on Mar 14:53.)

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Verse 14. Caiaphas was he which gave counsel, &c.] Therefore he was an improper person to sit in judgment on Christ, whom he had prejudged and precondemned: see on Joh 11:50-52. But Christ must not be treated according to the rules of justice: if he had, he could not have been put to death.

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14. Who had given counsel to the Jews. The Evangelist repeats the opinion of Caiaphas, which formerly came under our notice; for God employed the foul mouth of a wicked and treacherous high priest to utter a prediction, (John 11:50,) just as he guided the tongue of the prophet Baham, contrary to his wish, so that he was constrained to bless the people, though he desired to curse them, to gain favor with king Balak, (Numbers 23:7, 8.)

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14. Now Caiaphas was he] See on Joh_11:50-52. The remark is made here to recall the prophecy now so near fulfilment, and perhaps to intimate that with Caiaphas and his father-in-law to direct the trial it could have but one issue.

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Now Caiaphas was he which gave council to the Jews,.... The chief priests and Pharisees, who met in council about Jesus, Joh 11:47, the counsel he gave was,

that it was expedient that one man should die for the people; and which advice was given out of ill will and malice to Christ, and to prevent, as he thought, the people of the Jews being destroyed by the Romans; though the words have a very good sense which he did not understand. The people Christ was to die for, was not all the, people of the world, nor only the people of the Jews, nor all of them; but all the elect of God, whom God has chosen for his special and peculiar people, and has given to Christ as such: these Christ were to die for, and did, not merely as a martyr, to confirm his doctrine to them, or as an example to teach them meekness, patience, and courage, but in the room and stead of them, as a surety for them; and it was expedient that he should, in such sense, die for them, because of his suretyship engagements, that he might make satisfaction to the law and justice of God, and procure the salvation of his people, and send forth the Spirit to make application of it to them.

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14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

Ver. 14. Now Caiaphas was he, &c.] So Balaam, the devil’s boggyman, spake excellently of the star of Jacob. {See Trapp on "Joh 11:51"} {See Trapp on "Joh 11:52"}

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Which gave counsel ... - Joh 11:49-50. This is referred to here, probably, to show how little prospect there was that Jesus would have justice done him in the hands of a man who had already pronounced on the case.

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Of his giving that counsel, and the wickedness of it, (though it proved an oracle beyond his intention), we discoursed before: See Poole on "Joh 11:51". The meaning of the high priest was, that right or wrong, whether they had any just accusation against Christ or no, yet they might for expediency put him to death, because his death might prevent mutinies and seditions amongst the people.

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14. Caiaphas… gave counsel—John here doubtless refers to the counsel of Caiaphas, to show that he was fully prepared to carry out whatever orders Annas might give for the destruction of Christ.

Peter’s first denial, 15-18. Compare notes on Mat_26:69-75.

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14. ἀποθανεῖν (אBC1DLX) for ἀπολέσθαι (Acts 3).

14. συμφέρει. See on Joh 11:50-52. S. John intimates that a trial conducted under such auspices could have but one issue.

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14.] See ch. 11:49-52 and notes; also on τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου, ver. 13.

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14. The reference is to 11:50, the unconscious prophecy (as Jn. deems it) made by Caiaphas, which expressed his deliberate conviction that Jesus must be brought to His death. For ἀποθανεῖν (אBC*DWΘ), the rec. here has ἀπολέσθαι (with AC2N), which may be the original reading, corrected by scribes to bring the words into verbal correspondence with 11:50.

At 11:50 we had συμφέρει…ἵνα εἷς ἄνθρωπος ἀποθάνῃ, but here συμφέρει ἕνα ἄνθρωπον ἀποθανεῖν, a more correct constr.

Peter’s First Denial of Jesus (vv. 15-18)

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