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John 18:14

Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to die” (ἀποθανεῖν) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to perish” (ἀπολέσθαι) before for here.

ἦνēnwas heεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was he”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.was heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ΚαϊάφαςkaiaphasCaiaphasΚαϊάφαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Caiaphas”, the subject formG2533Caiaphas, Jewish high priest.ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichσυμβουλεύσαςsumbouleusasgave counselσυμβουλεύω (sumbouleuō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “gave counsel”, a single actionG4823I give advice, exhort; mid: I take counsel together, consult.gave counselτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίοιςioudaioisto the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.to the Jewsὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatσυμφέρειsumphereiit was expedientσυμφέρω (sumpherō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it was expedient”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.it was expedientἕναhenathat oneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “that one”, the object formG1520one.that oneἄνθρωπονanthrōponmanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.manἀποθανεῖνapothaneinto should dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to should die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.should dieὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaoupeopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the people

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ἀπολέσθαιapolesthaito should dieἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to should die”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it is good for one man to perish for the people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it is good for one man to perish for the people.

World English Bible

Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should perish for the people.

Darby Translation

But it was Caiaphas who counselled the Jews that it was better that one man should perish for the people.

Douay-Rheims

Now Caiphas was he who had given the counsel to the Jews: That it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

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