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Contemporary English Version

John 18:30

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Accusation, False;   Indictments;   Jesus, the Christ;   Persecution;   Pilate, Pontius;   Priest;   Prisoners;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Rome;   Sanhedrin;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Persecution;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Trial of Jesus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Pilate;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Malefactor;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Aceldama;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Malefactor;   Pilate, Pontius;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
They answered, "He is a bad man. That is why we brought him to you."
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.
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."
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."
New Century Version
They answered, "If he were not a criminal, we wouldn't have brought him to you."
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.
English Standard Version
They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered 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."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, If this were not a mysdoere, we hadden not bitakun hym to thee.
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."
Amplified Bible
They answered, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment]."
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.
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
They answered, "If he hadn't done something wrong, we wouldn't have brought him 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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
They answered, & said vnto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not haue deliuered him vp vnto 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."
New Revised Standard
They answered, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed 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.
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.
Revised Standard Version
They answered him, "If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over."
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.
Good News Translation
Their answer was, "We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime."
Christian Standard Bible®
They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
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!"
Literal Translation
They answered and said to him, If this One were not an evildoer, then we would not have delivered Him to you.
Young's Literal Translation
they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'
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?"
New English Translation
They replied, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."
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."
Simplified Cowboy Version
The Jews said, "He is a criminal. Why else would we have brought 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."
Legacy Standard Bible
They answered and said to him, "If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you."

Contextual Overview

28 It was early in the morning when Jesus was taken from Caiaphas to the building where the Roman governor stayed. But the crowd waited outside. Any of them who had gone inside would have become unclean and would not be allowed to eat the Passover meal. 29 Pilate came out and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?" 30 They answered, "He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you." 31 Pilate told them, "Take him and judge him by your own laws." The crowd replied, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death." 32 And so what Jesus said about his death would soon come true. 33 Pilate then went back inside. He called Jesus over and asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered, "Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?" 35 "You know I'm not a Jew!" Pilate said. "Your own people and the chief priests brought you to me. What have you done?" 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. No, my kingdom doesn't belong to this world." 37 "So you are a king," Pilate replied. "You are saying that I am a king," Jesus told him. "I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows 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
He then served his guests some yogurt and milk together with the meat. While they were eating, he stood near them under the trees,
Genesis 18:9
and they asked, "Where is your wife Sarah?" "She is right there in the tent," Abraham answered.
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the age for having children.
Genesis 18:16
When the three men got ready to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked part of the way with them.
Genesis 18:28
But suppose there are only forty-five good people in Sodom. Would you still wipe out the whole city?" "If I find forty-five good people," the Lord replied, "I won't destroy the city."
Genesis 18:29
"Suppose there are just forty good people?" Abraham asked. "Even for them," the Lord replied, "I won't destroy the city."
Genesis 44:18
Judah went over to Joseph and said: Sir, you have as much power as the king himself, and I am only your slave. Please don't get angry if I speak.
Judges 6:39
But Gideon prayed to God again. "Don't be angry at me," Gideon said. "Let me try this just one more time, so I'll really be sure you'll help me. Only this time, let the wool be dry and the stone floor be wet with dew."
Job 40:4
Who am I to answer you?
Psalms 9:12
You did not forget to punish the guilty or listen to the cries of those in need.

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.


 
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