John 11:48 — If we don't stop him now, everyone will put their faith in him. Then the Romans… — CEV | maBible

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48 If we don't stop him now, everyone will put their faith in him. Then the Romans will come and destroy our temple and our nation.”

Passage themes

The fear of the leaders — If we let him thus alone
Believing or preventing belief — all men will believe on him
The ruin foretold — the Romans shall come and take away both our place
One man for the people — nation

Notes and references

destroy our temple and our nation: The Jewish leaders were afraid that Jesus would lead his followers to rebel against Rome and that the Roman army would then destroy their nation.

About this book

Author: Jean · Written: Entre 80 et 110 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h40 · Characters: Marie, Philippe, Marie de Magdala, Jean-Baptiste, Marthe de Béthanie, Pierre, Jean, fils de Zébédée, Marie de Béthanie, Thomas, La femme samaritaine, Nicodème, Lazare, Judas

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