John 18:31

Pilate, therefore, said unto them—Ye, take him, and, according to your law, judge ye him. The Jews said unto him—Unto us, it is not allowed, to kill anyone!—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

In Context

30They answered and said unto him—If this one had not been doing, mischief, unto thee, had we not delivered him up.

32that, the word of Jesus, might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying, by what manner of death, he was about to die.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 21:26Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh, Remove the turban, And lift off the crown,— This not that, The abased, exalt, And the exalted, abase.

John 19:6When, therefore, the High-priests and the officers saw him, they cried aloud, saying—Crucify! Crucify! Pilate saith unto them—Ye, take him, and crucify; for, I, find not in him, a fault.

Acts 25:18Concerning whom, taking their stand, his accusers, no accusation at all, were bringing, of the evil things which, I, had been suspecting;

Matthew Henry on John 18:29-40

Christ in the Judgment-Hall; Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him… Read the whole commentary →

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