en_tn/jhn/11/51.md

# General Information:

In verses 51 and 52 John explains that Caiaphus was prophesying even though he did not realize it at the time. This is background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# die for the nation

The word "nation" is a synecdoche and refers to the people of the nation of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# would be gathered together into one

This is an ellipsis. The word "people" is implied by the context. AT: "would be gathered into one people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# children of God

This refers to people who belong to God through faith in Jesus and are spiritually God's children.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`In verses 51 and 52 John explains that Caiaphus was prophesying even though he did not realize it at the time. This is background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# die for the nation`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "nation" is a synecdoche and refers to the people of the nation of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`

			`# would be gathered together into one`

			`This is an ellipsis. The word "people" is implied by the context. AT: "would be gathered into one people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])`

			`# children of God`

			`This refers to people who belong to God through faith in Jesus and are spiritually God's children.`