John 18:30

American Standard Version (1901)

They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

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  • Mark 10:33 : 33 [ saying], Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles:
  • Mark 15:3 : 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.
  • Luke 20:19-26 : 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them. 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God: 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, 24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's. 25 And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. 26 And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
  • Luke 23:2-5 : 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king. 3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest. 4 And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. 5 But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place.
  • Luke 24:7 : 7 saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
  • John 19:12 : 12 Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
  • Acts 3:13 : 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

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  • John 18:29
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    29Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?

  • John 18:31
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    31Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

  • John 18:34-35
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    34Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

    35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

  • John 18:38-40
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    38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him.

    39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

    40They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.)

  • Mark 15:12-14
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    12And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

    13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

    14And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.

  • John 19:10-12
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    10Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

    11Jesus 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.

    12Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

  • John 19:6-7
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    6When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him] ! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.

    7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

  • Luke 23:14
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    14and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

  • Matt 27:20-23
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    20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.

    23And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

  • Mark 15:9
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    9And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

  • Matt 26:66
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    66what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death.

  • John 19:15-16
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    15They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

    16Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified.

  • Luke 23:18
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    18But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:--

  • Mark 15:2-4
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    2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.

    3And the chief priests accused him of many things.

    4And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of.

  • Luke 23:2-4
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    2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.

    3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

    4And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

  • Luke 23:21-22
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    21but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

    22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

  • Luke 23:39
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    39And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

  • Matt 27:4
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    4saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it] .

  • Matt 27:17-18
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    17When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

    18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

  • Acts 25:16
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    16To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

  • Luke 24:20
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    20and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

  • Luke 23:24-25
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    24And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done.

    25And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

  • Mark 15:6
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    6Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

  • Acts 13:28
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    28And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.

  • Matt 27:11
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    11Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

  • Matt 27:15
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    15Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

  • Matt 27:2
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    2and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

  • John 18:23
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    23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

  • Acts 3:14
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    14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,

  • John 19:21
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    21The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

  • John 11:48
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    48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.