John 11:49 (GNV)

Passage

Then one of them named Caiaphas, which was the hie Priest that same yere, said vnto them, Ye perceiue nothing at all,

Nearby Context

John 11:47 Then gathered the hie Priests, and the Pharises a councill, and said, What shall we doe? For this man doeth many miracles.

John 11:48 If we let him thus alone, all men will beleeue in him, and the Romanes will come and take away both our place, and the nation.

John 11:49 Then one of them named Caiaphas, which was the hie Priest that same yere, said vnto them, Ye perceiue nothing at all,

John 11:50 Nor yet doe you consider that it is expedient for vs, that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

John 11:51 This spake hee not of himselfe: but being hie Priest that same yere, he prophecied that Iesus should die for that nation:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "named", "caiaphas", "priest", "same", "yere", "said", "vnto", and "perceiue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "named" and "caiaphas", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 48's "If we let him thus alone all..." into verse 50's "Nor yet doe you consider that it...", so "named" and "caiaphas" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "named" and "caiaphas" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.