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John 18:30

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?

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 according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
KJV
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
WEB
They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.”
ASV
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.
DARBY
They answered and said to him, If this [man] were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.
BLB
They answered and said to him, “If He were not doing evil, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”
ÅB
De svarte ham: Var dette ikke en ugjerningsmann, da hadde vi ikke overgitt ham til deg.
OTB
De svarte: "Hvis han ikke var skyldig, ville vi ikke ha overgitt ham til deg."
B1930
De svarte ham: Var dette ikke en ugjerningsmann, da hadde vi ikke overgitt ham til dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 15:3

    And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

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  • John 19:12

    And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

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  • Luke 23:2–5

    And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

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  • Mark 10:33

    Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:

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  • Luke 20:19–26

    And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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  • Acts 3:13

    The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

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  • Luke 24:7

    Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

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