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 

Ge 49:10; Ps 22:15,27; Ps 72:19; Ps 102:22,23; Isa 11:10-12; Isa 49:6; Isa 49:18; Isa 55:5; Isa 56:8; Isa 60:4; Eze 11:16,17; Eze 34:12; Ho 1:10; Mt 25:31-34; Lu 2:32; Joh 1:29; Joh 10:16; Joh 12:32; Ac 18:10; Ro 3:29; Ro 4:17; Ro 8:29,30; Ro 9:25,26; Eph 1:5; Eph 1:9,10; Eph 2:14-22; Eph 2:14-17; Eph 3:11; Col 1:20-23; 2Th 2:13,14; Jas 1:1; 1Pe 1:1; 1Jo 2:2; Re 5:9; Re 7:9,10

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.