John 18:30

Jesus before Pilate

29So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”30“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Free Bible Version
“If he wasn't a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you,” they answered.
Geneva Bible 1599
They answered, and saide vnto him, If hee were not an euill doer, we woulde not haue deliuered him vnto thee.
King James (Authorized) Version
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
One Unity Resource Bible
They answered him, “If this man was not an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.”
Plain English Version
The Jewish leaders said, “He did really bad things. That’s the reason why we brought him to you.”
Translation for Translators
They knew that Jesus had not disobeyed any Roman law, so they did not want to answer him. Instead, they said, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have brought him to you!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
They answered and said to him, “If this man was not an evildoer, we would not have given him over to you.”
Noah Webster Bible
They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.
World English Bible
They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up 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.'