John 18:35

Amplified Bible

Pilate 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]?"

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Do I look like a Jew to you?" Pilate spat back. "Your own people brought you to me. What have you done?"

Legacy Standard Bible
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what did You do?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what have You done?"

Bible in Basic English
Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

Darby Translation
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done?

New King James Version
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?"

Christian Standard Bible®
"I'm not a Jew, am I?" Pilate replied. "Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?"

World English Bible
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation, even the chief priests, have delivered thee to me.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Am I a Jew?" exclaimed Pilate; "it is your own nation and the High Priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

King James Version (1611)
Pilate answered, Am I a Iew? Thine owne nation, and the chiefe Priests haue deliuered thee vnto mee: What hast thou done?

Literal Translation
Pilate answered, Not, am I a Jew? Your nation, even the chief priests, delivered You up to me! What did You do?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Pilate answered: Am I a Iewe? Thy people and the hye prestes haue delyuered the vnto me. What hast thou done?

Mace New Testament (1729)
Pilate answered, am I a Jew? your own nation, and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done?

THE MESSAGE
Pilate said, "Do I look like a Jew? Your people and your high priests turned you over to me. What did you do?"

American Standard Version
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

Revised Standard Version
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Pylate answered: Am I a Iewe? Thyne awne nacion and hye prestes have delyvered ye vnto me. What hast thou done?

Update Bible Version
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me: what have you done?

Webster's Bible Translation
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee to me: What hast thou done?

Young's Literal Translation
Pilate answered, `Am I a Jew? thy nation, and the chief priests did deliver thee up to me; what didst thou?'

New Century Version
Pilate answered, "I am not one of you. It was your own people and their leading priests who handed you over to me. What have you done wrong?"

New English Translation
Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?"

Contemporary English Version
"You know I'm not a Jew!" Pilate said. "Your own people and the chief priests brought you to me. What have you done?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Pilate replied, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and head cohanim have handed you over to me; what have you done?"

English Standard Version
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Pilate answered, Am I a Iewe? Thine owne nation, and the hie Priestes haue deliuered thee vnto me. What hast thou done?

George Lamsa Translation
Pilate said to him, Why, am I a Jew? Your own people and the high priests have delivered you to me; what have you done?

Hebrew Names Version
Pilate answered, "I'm not a Yehudi, am I? Your own nation and the chief Kohanim delivered you to me. What have you done?"

International Standard Version
Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? It is your own nation and high priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

Etheridge Translation
Pilatos saith to him, Am I a Jihudoya? The sons of thy people and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done ?

Murdock Translation
Pilate said to him: Am I a Jew? Thy countrymen and the chief priests have delivered thee to me. What hast thou done?

New Living Translation
"Am I a Jew?" Pilate retorted. "Your own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?"

New Life Bible
Pilate said, "Do you think I am a Jew? Your own people and religious leaders have handed You over to me. What have You done?"

English Revised Version
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

Berean Standard Bible
"Am I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?"

New Revised Standard
Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Pilate answered - Am, I, a Jew? Thine own nation, and the High-priests, delivered thee up, unto me! What, hast thou done?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done?

King James Version
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

Lexham English Bible
Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your people and the chief priests handed you over to me! What have you done?"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Pilate aunswered: am I a Iewe? Thyne owne nation & hye priestes haue deliuered thee vnto me, what hast thou done?

Easy-to-Read Version
Pilate said, "I'm not a Jew! It was your own people and their leading priests who brought you before me. What have you done wrong?"

New American Standard Bible
Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me; what have You done?"

Good News Translation
Pilate replied, "Do you think I am a Jew? It was your own people and the chief priests who handed you over to me. What have you done?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Pilat answeride, Whether Y am a Jewe? Thi folc and bischops bitoken thee to me; what hast thou don?

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

Amos I: Ezra 4:12, Nehemiah 4:2, Acts 18:14-16, Acts 23:29, Acts 25:19, Acts 25:20, Romans 3:1, Romans 3:2

Thine: John 18:28, John 19:11, Acts 3:13

what: John 19:6, Acts 21:38, Acts 22:22-24

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:13 - What Genesis 31:26 - What 2 Samuel 3:24 - What hast Zechariah 13:6 - I was Matthew 27:13 - Hearest Luke 12:14 - who Luke 18:32 - delivered Acts 5:21 - But

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Pilate answered, am I a Jew?.... This he said, in a sort of derision and contempt; who was not a Jew, neither by birth, nor by religion, and so had never imbibed any notions of their King Messiah, nor read anything about him; and knew nothing of his distinguishing characters and properties, by which he was described, and might be known; and therefore it remained, that what he had said, though not expressed, was not of himself, of his own knowledge or observation, but arose from some intimations and suggestions the Jews had given him:

thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me; that is, the men of his nation, his countrymen the Jews, who best understood their own laws and books of prophecy; and what expectations they had formed from thence, concerning their king, and his kingdom; and the principal of the priesthood, who were accounted men of the greatest learning, piety, and integrity, they had brought him bound before him; they had entered a charge against him, and had delivered him up into his hands, as an enemy to Caesar, and a traitor to his government:

what hast thou done? as an occasion of such treatment, and as the foundation of such a charge; surely there must be something in it, or men of such character would never impeach a man altogether innocent, and one of their own country too!

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Am I a Jew? - Am I likely to be influenced by Jewish prejudices and partialities? Am not I, being a Roman, likely to judge impartially, and to decide on the accusations without being blessed by the malignant charges of the accusers?

Thine own nation ... - In this Pilate denies that it was from anything that he had observed that Jesus was arraigned. He admits that it was from the accusation of others; but then he tells the Saviour that the charge was one of moment, and worthy of the deepest attention. It had come from the very nation of Jesus, from his own countrymen, and from the highest authority among the people. As such it demanded consideration, and Pilate besought him to tell him what he had done - that is, what there had been in his conduct that had given occasion for this charge.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. Am I a Jew? — That is, I am not a Jew, and cannot judge whether thou art what is called the Christ, the king of the Jews. It is thy own countrymen, and their spiritual rulers, who delivered thee up to me with the above accusation.

What hast thou done? — If thou dost not profess thyself king over this people, and an enemy to Caesar, what is it that thou hast done, for which they desire thy condemnation?