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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Gill's Exposition
And this spake he not of himself,.... Not of his own devising and dictating, but by the Spirit of God; as a wicked man sometimes may, and as Balaam did; the Spirit of God dictated the words unto him,…
Barnes' Notes
Not of himself - Though he uttered what proved to be a true prophecy, yet it was accomplished in a way which he did not intend He had a wicked design. He was plotting murder and crime. Yet, wicked as…
Adam Clarke
This spake he not of himself - Wicked and worthless as he was, God so guided his tongue that, contrary to his intention, he pronounced a prophecy of the death of Jesus Christ.
I have already remarked…
We have here an account of the consequences of this glorious miracle, which were as usual; to some it was a savour of life unto life, to others of death unto death.
I. Some were invited by it, and…
Cambridge Bible
not of himself Like Saul, Caiaphas is a prophet in spite of himself.
being high priest None but a Jew would be likely to know of the old Jewish belief that the high-priest by means of the Urim and…
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