John 11:52

and not for the Jewish nation ¹  only, ²  but to gather together ³  into one the children of God who are scattered.) ⁴ 

biblegateway Joh 11:52

and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.

biblegateway Joh 11:52

and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

biblegateway Joh 11:52

It was a prediction that Jesus’ death would be not for Israel only, but for the gathering together of all the children of God scattered around the world.

biblegateway Joh 11:52

and not only for the nation but so that all God's exile-scattered children might be gathered together into one people.

SABDAweb Joh 11:52

And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.

bibleoremus Joh 11:52

and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God.

biblegateway Joh 11:52

and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

biblegateway Joh 11:52

and not for the Jewish nation ¹  only, ²  but to gather together ³  into one the children of God who are scattered.) ⁴ 

¹ tn See the note on the word “nation” in the previous verse.

² sn The author in his comment expands the prophecy to include the Gentiles (not for the Jewish nation only), a confirmation that the Fourth Gospel was directed, at least partly, to a Gentile audience. There are echoes of Pauline concepts here (particularly Eph 2:11-22) in the stress on the unity of Jew and Gentile.

³ tn Grk “that he might gather together.”

⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.