John 11:48

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

We let

Acts 5:28

And the

Luke 23:28

General references

John 11:50

John 12:11

Acts 17:8

Bible References

We let

"We gave you strict orders," he said, "not to teach in this Name. Yet you have actually flooded Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to make us responsible for the death of this man."

And the

Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

The king, in anger, sent his troops, put those murderers to death, and set their city on fire.

in order that upon your heads may fall every drop of innocent 'blood split on earth,' from the blood of innocent Abel down to that of Zechariah, Barachiah's son, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.

And all the people answered: "His blood be on our heads and on our children's!"

When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said:

As soon, however, as you see Jerusalem surrounded by armed camps, then you may know that the hour of her desecration is at hand.

So Jesus turned and said to them: "Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

General references

"You are utterly mistaken. You do not consider that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, rather than the whole nation should be destroyed."

Because it was owing to him that many of the Jews had left them, and were becoming believers in Jesus.

On hearing this, the people and the City Magistrates were much concerned;