John 18:30

Amplified Bible

They answered, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment]."

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
The Jews said, "He is a criminal. Why else would we have brought him to you?"

Legacy Standard Bible
They answered and said to him, "If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They answered and said to him, "If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you."

Bible in Basic English
They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

Darby Translation
They answered and said to him, If this [man] were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

New King James Version
They answered and said to him, "If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you."

Christian Standard Bible®
They answered him, "If this man weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed Him over to you."

World English Bible
They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to thee.

Weymouth's New Testament
"If the man were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."

King James Version (1611)
They answered, & said vnto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not haue deliuered him vp vnto thee.

Literal Translation
They answered and said to him, If this One were not an evildoer, then we would not have delivered Him to you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They answered, and sayde vnto him: Yf he were not an euell doer, we had not delyuered him vnto the.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they answered him, if he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to you.

THE MESSAGE
They said, "If he hadn't been doing something evil, do you think we'd be here bothering you?"

American Standard Version
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

Revised Standard Version
They answered him, "If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They answered and sayd vnto him. If he were not an evyll doar we wolde not have delyvered him vnto the.

Update Bible Version
They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to you.

Webster's Bible Translation
They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

Young's Literal Translation
they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'

New Century Version
They answered, "If he were not a criminal, we wouldn't have brought him to you."

New English Translation
They replied, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

Contemporary English Version
They answered, "He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you."

Complete Jewish Bible
They answered, "If he hadn't done something wrong, we wouldn't have brought him to you."

English Standard Version
They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
They answered, and saide vnto him, If hee were not an euill doer, we woulde not haue deliuered him vnto thee.

George Lamsa Translation
They answered and said to him, If he were not an evil-doer, we would not have delivered him up also to you.

Hebrew Names Version
They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

International Standard Version
They answered him, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you."

Etheridge Translation
They answered and said to him, If he were not a worker of evils, we would not to thee have delivered him.

Murdock Translation
They replied, and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

New Living Translation
"We wouldn't have handed him over to you if he weren't a criminal!" they retorted.

New Life Bible
The Jews said, "If He had not done wrong, we would not have brought Him to you."

English Revised Version
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

Berean Standard Bible
"If He were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed Him over to you."

New Revised Standard
They answered, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They answered and said unto him - If this one had not been doing, mischief, unto thee, had we not delivered him up.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They answered and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

King James Version
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

Lexham English Bible
They answered and said to him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They aunswered, and said vnto him: Yf he were not an euyll doer, we would not haue deliuered hym vnto thee.

Easy-to-Read Version
They answered, "He is a bad man. That is why we brought him to you."

New American Standard Bible
They answered and said to him, "If this Man were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you."

Good News Translation
Their answer was, "We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, If this were not a mysdoere, we hadden not bitakun hym to thee.

Contextual Overview

²⁸Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor's palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper]. ²⁹So Pilate came out to them and asked, "What accusation do you bring against this Man?" ³⁰They answered, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment]."³¹Then Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and judge Him according to your own law." The Jews said, "We are not permitted to put anyone to death." ³²This was to fulfill the word which Jesus had spoken to indicate by what manner of death He was going to die. ³³So Pilate went into the Praetorium again, and called Jesus and asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" ³⁴Jesus replied, "Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?" ³⁵Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and their chief priests have handed You over to me. What have You done [that is worthy of death]?" ³⁶Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not of this world [nor does it have its origin in this world]. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting [hard] to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this world." ³⁷So Pilate said to Him, "Then You are a King?" Jesus answered, "You say [correctly] that I am a King. This is why I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth [who is a friend of the truth and belongs to the truth] hears and listens carefully to My voice."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: John 19:12, Mark 15:3, Luke 20:19-26, Luke 23:2-5

delivered: Mark 10:33, Luke 24:7, Acts 3:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 64:6 - search Jeremiah 26:11 - saying Luke 18:32 - delivered John 9:24 - we know Acts 21:33 - and demanded Acts 25:5 - if

Cross-References

Genesis 18:8
Then he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before the men; and he stood beside them under the tree while they ate.

Genesis 18:9
Then they said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "There, in the tent."

Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; she was past [the age of] childbearing.

Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up from there, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham walked with them to send them on the way.

Genesis 18:28
"If five of the fifty righteous are lacking, will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?" And He said, "If I find [at least] forty-five [righteous people] there, I will not destroy it."

Genesis 18:29
Abraham spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose [only] forty are found there." And He said, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty [who are righteous]."

Genesis 44:18
Then Judah approached him, and said, "O my lord, please let your servant say a word to you in private, and do not let your anger blaze against your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh [so I speak as if directly to him].

Judges 6:39
Then Gideon said to God, "Do not let your anger burn against me, so that I may speak once more. Please let me make a test once more with the fleece; now let only the fleece be dry, and let there be dew on all the ground."

Job 40:4
"Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.

Psalms 9:12
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people); He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They answered and said unto him,.... Offended at the question put to them, and filled with indignation that they should be so interrogated, with an air of haughtiness and insolence reply to him:

if he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee; insinuating, that he was guilty of some very wicked action; not merely of a breach of some of their laws peculiar to them; for then they would have tried and judged him according to them, and not have brought him before him; but they suggest, that he was guilty of some crimes recognizable by Caesar's court; and which they did not care to mention expressly, lest they should not succeed, not having it may be as yet, their witnesses ready; and hoped he would have took their own word for it, without any further proof, they being men of such rank and dignity, and of so much knowledge, learning, and religion; and therefore took it ill of him, that he should ask such persons as they were, so famous for their prudence, integrity, and sanctity, such a question: however, they own themselves to be the betrayers and deliverers up of our Lord, which Christ had before foretold, and which Stephen afterwards charged them with.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If he were not a malefactor - A violator of the law. If we had not determined that he was such, and was worthy of death, Matthew 26:66. From this it appears that they did not deliver him up to be tried, but hoped that Pilate would at once, give sentence that he should be executed according to their request. It is probable that in ordinary cases the Roman governor was not accustomed to make very strict inquiry into the justice of the sentence. The Jewish Sanhedrin tried causes and pronounced sentence, and the sentence was usually approved by the governor; but in this case Pilate, evidently contrary to their expectations, proceeded himself to rehear and retry the cause. He had doubtless heard of the miracles of Jesus. He seems to have been strongly pre-possessed with the belief of his innocence. He knew that they had delivered him from mere envy Matthew 27:18, and hence, he inquired of them the nature of the case, and the kind of charge which they expected to substantiate against him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. If he were not a malefactor — So they did not wish to make Pilate the judge, but the executor of the sentence which they had already illegally passed.