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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

Context of John 19:11

9and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10“Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?” 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.” 12From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.” 13When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is 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

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 3:27To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
• John 7:30At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
• Genesis 45:7But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
• Exodus 9:14or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
• Psalms 39:9I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this.
• Psalms 62:11One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,
• Jeremiah 27:5With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please.
• Lamentations 3:37Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
• Daniel 4:17“ ‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.’
• Daniel 5:21He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.
• Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’
• Luke 22:53Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
• Acts 2:23This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
• Acts 4:28They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.
• Romans 11:36For from him and through him and for 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