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John 11:51

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He didn't just come up with this on his own — since he was the high priest that year, he was actually prophesying that Jesus would die for the whole nation.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes God uses people to speak truth even when they don't realize what they're really saying.

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