And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; |
Now this he did not say on his own authority, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nations. |
He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nations, |
He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, |
Now he did not say this simply of his own accord [he was not self-moved]; but being the high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation, |
But this from himself as a source he did not speak, but being chief priest that year he predicted that Jesus was about to by dying on behalf of the nation, |
(He did not make this remark on his own initiative but, since he was High Priest that year, he was in fact inspired to say that Jesus was going to die for the nation’s sake - |
Now he did not say this on his own authority, but because he was high priest that year he uttered this prophecy from God, that Jesus was to die for the nation, |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- The Law of God - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) We may not be able to exhaust every possible answer to the question of why God instituted the system of blood sacrifices and offerings we find in the Old Testament, but the main ones we do find in the Bible provide strong encouragement, great comfort and dire warning!