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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Interpretation
There can hardly be a more clear discovery of the madness that is in man's heart, and of its desperate enmity against God, than what is here recorded. Words of prophecy in the mouth, are not clear evidence of a principle of grace in the heart.
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This thought runs through John 11:48-52.