Reference

John 11:51

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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And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

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Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

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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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And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

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Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

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Christ as High Priest

The verse explicitly states that the high priest *Caiaphas* prophesied, not Jesus. While it mentions Jesus' death, it does not describe Jesus as a high priest or connect his death to priestly functions.