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ULTJesus answered him, “You do not have any authority over me, except for what has been given to you from above. Therefore, the one having handed me over to you has a greater sin.”
USTJesus replied to him, “The only power you have over me is the power that God has given you. So the man who brought me to you has committed a worse sin than you are committing.”
BSB § Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
BLBJesus answered him, "You would have no authority over Me, if it were not given to you from above. Because of this, the one having delivered Me up to you has greater sin."
AICNTJesus 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.”
OEB‘You would have no power over me at all,’ answered Jesus, ‘if it had not been given you from above; and, therefore, the man who betrayed me to you is guilty of the greater sin.’
WEBBEJesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”
WMBBYeshua answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”
NETJesus replied, “You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
LSVJesus answered, “You would have no authority against Me if it were not having been given you from above; because of this, he who is delivering Me up to you has greater sin.”
FBV“You would have no power over me unless it had been given to you from above,” Jesus answered. “Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of the greater sin.”
TCNTJesus [fn]answered, “Yoʋ would have no authority over me if it had not been given to yoʋ from above. Therefore he who handed me over to yoʋ has greater sin.”
T4TJesus replied, “The only authority you have is what has been given to you by God [MTY] {what God [MTY] has given you}. The high priest put me into your hands. He has done to me what he wanted to do, and you do not really want to do it. So he is guilty of committing a greater sin than you are.”
LEBJesus replied to him, “You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has greater sin.”
BBEJesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.
Wymth"You would have had no power whatever over me," replied Jesus, "had it not been granted you from above. On that account he who has delivered me up to you is more guilty than you are."
ASVJesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.
DRAJesus answered: Thou shouldst not have any power against me, unless it were given thee from above. Therefore, he that hath delivered me to thee, hath the greater sin.
YLTJesus answered, 'Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
DrbyJesus answered, Thou hadst no authority whatever against me if it were not given to thee from above. On this account he that has delivered me up to thee has [the] greater sin.
RVJesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.
WbstrJesus answered, Thou couldst have no power against me; except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee hath the greater sin.
KJB-1769Jesus 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. (Jesus answered, Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee/you from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee/you hath/has the greater sin.)
KJB-1611Iesus answered, Thou couldest haue no power at all against me, except it were giuen thee from aboue: therfore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the greater sinne. (Yesus/Yeshua answered, Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee/you from aboue: therefore he that delivered me unto thee/you, hath/has the greater sin.)
BshpsIesus aunswered: Thou couldest haue no power at all agaynst me, except it were geuen thee from aboue: Therfore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the more sinne. (Yesus/Yeshua answered: Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee/you from aboue: Therefore he that delivered me unto thee/you, hath/has the more sin.)
GnvaIesus answered, Thou couldest haue no power at all against me, except it were giuen thee from aboue: therefore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the greater sinne. (Yesus/Yeshua answered, Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee/you from aboue: therefore he that delivered me unto thee/you, hath/has the greater sin. )
CvdlIesus answered: Thou shuldest haue no power vpo me, yf it were not geue the from aboue. Therfore he that delyuered me vnto ye, hath the more synne. (Yesus/Yeshua answered: Thou shuldest have no power upo me, if it were not give the from above. Therefore he that delivered me unto ye/you_all, hath/has the more sin.)
TNTIesus answered: Thou couldest have no power at all agaynst me except it were geven the from above. Therfore he that delyvered me vnto the is moare in synne. (Yesus/Yeshua answered: Thou couldst have no power at all against me except it were given the from above. Therefore he that delyvered me unto the is more in sin. )
WyclJhesus answeride, Thou schuldist not `haue ony power ayens me, but it were youun to thee from aboue; therfor he that bitook me to thee, hath the more synne. (Yhesus answered, Thou should not `haue any power against me, but it were given to thee/you from aboue; therefore he that bitook me to thee/you, hath/has the more sin.)
LuthJEsus antwortete: Du hättest keine Macht über mich, wenn sie dir nicht wäre von oben herab gegeben; darum, der mich dir überantwortet hat, der hat größere Sünde. (Yesus replied: You hättest no Macht above mich, when they/she/them you/to_you not wäre from above down given; darum, the/of_the me you/to_you überantwortet has, the/of_the has größere Sünde.)
ClVgRespondit Jesus: Non haberes potestatem adversum me ullam, nisi tibi datum esset desuper. Propterea qui me tradidit tibi, majus peccatum habet. (Respondit Yesus: Non haberes potestatem adversum me ullam, nisi to_you datum was desuper. That's_why who me he_delivered tibi, mayus peccatum habet. )
UGNTἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς, οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν κατ’ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν, εἰ μὴ ἦν δεδομένον σοι ἄνωθεν. διὰ τοῦτο ὁ παραδούς μέ σοι, μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν ἔχει. (apekrithaʸ autōi Yaʸsous, ouk eiⱪes exousian kat’ emou oudemian, ei maʸ aʸn dedomenon soi anōthen. dia touto ho paradous me soi, meizona hamartian eⱪei.)
SBL-GNTἀπεκρίθη ⸀αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς· Οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν ⸂κατʼ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν⸃ εἰ μὴ ἦν ⸂δεδομένον σοι⸃ ἄνωθεν· διὰ τοῦτο ὁ ⸀παραδούς μέ σοι μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν ἔχει. (apekrithaʸ ⸀autōi Yaʸsous; Ouk eiⱪes exousian ⸂katʼ emou oudemian⸃ ei maʸ aʸn ⸂dedomenon soi⸃ anōthen; dia touto ho ⸀paradous me soi meizona hamartian eⱪei.)
TC-GNT[fn]Ἀπεκρίθη [fn]Ἰησοῦς, Οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν [fn]οὐδεμίαν κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ, εἰ μὴ ἦν [fn]σοι δεδομένον ἄνωθεν· διὰ τοῦτο ὁ [fn]παραδιδούς μέ σοι μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν ἔχει. (Apekrithaʸ Yaʸsous, Ouk eiⱪes exousian oudemian kat emou, ei maʸ aʸn soi dedomenon anōthen; dia touto ho paradidous me soi meizona hamartian eⱪei. )
19:1-16 Jesus was also beaten after his sentencing (Mark 15:15), but here John records an earlier beating, which was likely Pilate’s attempt to show that Jesus had been punished and could be released (John 19:4). When this failed, Pilate passed his sentence and handed Jesus over to the Jewish leaders for crucifixion (19:16).
not ˱you˲_/were/_having authority against me not_one except ¬not/lest was /having_been/_given ˱to˲_you from_above
If this double negative would be misunderstood in your language, you could translate it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “You only have authority over me because that authority has been given to you from above”
except ¬not/lest was /having_been/_given ˱to˲_you from_above
Here, above is used to refer to God who dwells in heaven above. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: “from heaven”
except ¬not/lest was /having_been/_given ˱to˲_you from_above
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “except for what God has given to you”
Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “has a greater sin than your sin”
Jesus speaks of sin as if it were an object that a person could possess in varying amounts. If this use of sin might be misunderstood in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “are more sinful” or “has committed worse sin”
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
