Christian Standard Bible
John 19:11
11“You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”
John 19:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
Context of John 19:11
9He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer. 10So Pilate said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you?” “You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.” 12From that moment Pilate kept trying to release him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!” 13When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s seat in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Aramaic, Gabbatha).
Read all of John 19John 19:11 word by word
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν, εἰ μὴ ἦν δεδομένον σοι ἄνωθεν· διὰ τοῦτο ὁ παραδούς μέ σοι μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν ἔχει.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- ·οὐou · noG3756
- Thou couldest haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
- againstκατάkata · according toG2596
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- exceptεἰei · if: notG1487
- ·μήmē · notG3361
- it wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- from aboveἄνωθενanōthen · from above/againG509
- thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- he thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
- the greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
Cross-references for John 19:11
- John 3:27John responded, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
- John 7:30Then they tried to seize him. Yet no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.
- Genesis 45:7God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
- Exodus 9:14For this time I am about to send all my plagues against you, your officials, and your people. Then you will know there is no one like me on the whole earth.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all.
- Psalms 39:9I am speechless; I do not open my mouth because of what you have done.
- Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: strength belongs to God,
- Jeremiah 27:5“By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.
- Lamentations 3:37Who is there who speaks and it happens, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Daniel 4:17This word is by decree of the watchers, and the decision is by command from the holy ones. This is so that the living will know that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms. He gives them to anyone he wants and sets the lowliest of people over them.
- Daniel 5:21He was driven away from people, his mind was like an animal’s, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky until he acknowledged that the Most High God is ruler over human kingdoms and sets anyone he wants over them.
- Matthew 6:13And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- Luke 22:53Every day while I was with you in the temple, you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour — and the dominion of darkness.”
- Acts 2:23Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.
- Acts 4:28to do whatever your hand and your will had predestined to take place.
- Romans 11:36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.
Commentaries on John 19:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Hath the greater sin - It is a sin in thee to condemn me, while thou art convinced in thy conscience that I am innocent: but the Jews who delivered me to thee, and Judas who delivered me to the Jews, have the greater crime to answer for. Thy ignorance in some measure excuses thee; but the rage and malice of the Jews put them at present out of the reach of mercy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11No power - No such power as you claim. You have not originated the power which you have. You have just as much as is given, and your ability extends no further. Except it were given thee - It has been conceded or granted to you. God has ordered your life, your circumstances, and the extent of your dominion. This was a reproof of a proud man in office, who was forgetful of the great Source of his authority, and who supposed that by his own talents or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11You would have no authority over Me: Pilate had the power to crucify Jesus, but only because God gave him this temporary power. He allowed Pilate to have this power so that Jesus could advance toward the cross (see 10:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. When Pilate ... heard this saying, he was the more afraid--the name "Son of God," the lofty sense evidently attached to it by His Jewish accusers, the dialogue he had already held with Him, and the dream of his wife (Mt 27:19), all working together in the breast of the wretched man.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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