John 18:30

"If the man were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

In Context

29Accordingly Pilate came out to them and inquired, "What accusation have you to bring against this man?"

31"Take him yourselves," said Pilate, "and judge him by your Law." "We have no power," replied the Jews, "to put any man to death."

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Cross References

Mark 10:33"See," He said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the High Priests and the Scribes. They will condemn Him to death, and will hand Him over to the Gentiles;

Luke 20:19At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.

Luke 24:7when He told you that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has conferred this honour on His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go.

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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