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 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 went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?” 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.” 12From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.” 13When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is 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

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 answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
• John 7:30Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• Genesis 45:7And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
• Exodus 9:14for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth.
• 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.
• Psalms 39:9I was mute, I did not open my mouth, Because it was You who did 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, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me.
• Lamentations 3:37Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it?
• Daniel 4:17‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the lowest of men.’
• Daniel 5:21Then he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.
• Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
• Luke 22:53When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
• Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
• Acts 4:28to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
• Romans 11:36For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be 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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In the dictionaries

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• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
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• Myrrh

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