John 19:11

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

9and he entered the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10So Pilate said to Him, “Are you not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.” 12As a result of this, Pilate made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, “If you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!” 13Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement--but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

John 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

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• You would haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• noοὐou · noG3756
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• overκατάkata · according toG2596
• ifεἰei · if: notG1487
• it had not beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• to you from aboveἄνωθενanōthen · from above/againG509
• for thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• reasonδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the one who handedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for John 19:11

• John 3:27John replied, “A person can receive not even one thing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
• John 7:30So they were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• Genesis 45:7So God sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
• Exodus 9:14For this time I am going to send all My plagues on you and your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
• Psalms 39:9I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done it.
• Psalms 62:11God has spoken once; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God;
• Jeremiah 27:5‘I have made the earth, mankind, and the animals which are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to the one who is pleasing in My sight.
• Lamentations 3:37Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has commanded it?
• Daniel 4:17This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers, And the decision is a command of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, And He grants it to whomever He wishes And sets over it the lowliest of people.”
• Daniel 5:21He was also driven away from mankind, and his heart was made like that of animals, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm of mankind, and that He sets over it whomever He wishes.
• Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’
• Luke 22:53While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”
• Acts 2:23this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.
• Acts 4:28to do whatever Your hand and purpose predestined to occur.
• 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