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49 One of them, Caiaphas, was high priest that year. He said to them, `You know nothing.

50 You do not understand. It is better for us if one person dies for the people. Then the whole nation will not be broken down.'

51 He himself did not understand what he was saying. But he was the high priest that year. God spoke through him to say that Jesus should die for those people.

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49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(A) who was high priest that year,(B) spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”(C)

51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation,

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