John 19:11 — Bible Verse (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.”

John 19:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 19:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 19:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesus 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.””

John 19:11 — World English Bible

John 19:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jesus 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.”

John 19:11 — American Standard Version

John 19:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jesus 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.'”

John 19:11 — Young's Literal Translation

John 19:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jesus 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.”

John 19:11 — Darby Translation

John 19:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iesus 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.”

John 19:11 — Geneva Bible

John 19:11 in Context — John 19

9 E entrou outra vez no tribunal, e disse a Jesus: De onde és tu? Mas Jesus não lhe deu resposta.

10 Disse-lhe pois Pilatos: Não falas comigo? Não sabes que tenho poder para te crucificar, e tenho poder para te soltar?

11 Respondeu Jesus: Nenhum poder terias contra mim, se não te fosse dado de cima; portanto o que me entregou a ti tem maior pecado.

12 Desde então Pilatos procurava soltá-lo; mas os Judeus clamavam, dizendo: Se soltas a este, não és amigo de César; qualquer que se faz Rei, contradiz a César.

13 Então Pilatos, ouvindo este dito, levou fora a Jesus, e sentou-se no tribunal, no lugar chamado Litóstrotos, [ou pavimento] ,e em hebraico Gabatá.

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What Does John 19:11 Mean?

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