SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:11
Respondi Jess: Ninguna potestad tendrías contra mí, si no te fuese dado de arriba; por tanto, el que a ti me ha entregado, mayor pecado tiene.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 19:11
Verse 11. Hath the greater sin.] It is a sin in thee to condemn me, while thou art convinced in thy conscience that I am innocent: but the Jews who delivered me to thee, and Judas who delivered me to the Jews, have the greater crime to answer for. Thy ignorance in some measure excuses thee; but the rage and malice of the Jews put them at present out of the reach of mercy.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. Jesus answered , etc.] With great intrepidity and courage, with freedom and boldness, as being not at all dismayed with his threatenings, or affected with his proud boasts, and in order to expose the vanity of them: thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above : meaning, not from the Jewish sanhedrim, whose court of judicature was in the temple, which was higher than the other part of the city; nor from the Roman emperor, or senate of Rome, the higher powers; by whom Pilate was made governor of Judea, and a judge in all causes relating to life and death; but reference is had to the place from whence he came, and to the decree and council of God above, and the agreement between the eternal three in heaven. Christ speaks of a power he had against him, that is, of taking away his life; he had no lawful power to do it at all; nor any power, right or wrong, had it not been given him by God: and which is to be ascribed, not merely to the general providence of God, without which nothing is done in this world; but to the determinate counsel of God, relating to this particular action of the crucifying of Christ; otherwise Christ, as God, could have struck Pilate his judge with death immediately, and without so doing could as easily have escaped out of his hands, as he had sometimes done out of the hands of the Jews; and, as man and Mediator, he could have prayed to his Father for, and have had, more than twelve legions of angels, which would soon have rescued him: but this was not to be; power was given to Pilate from heaven against him; not for any evil he himself had committed, or merely to gratify the envy and malice of the Jews, but for the salvation of Gods elect, and for the glorifying of the divine perfections: and to this the Jews themselves agree in general, that all the things of this world depend on above; and when they agree above first, (they say f697 ,) they agree below; and that there is no power below, until that aly[l atwnjlw byhyytad , power is given from above; and the whole of that depends on this: therefore he that delivered me unto thee, hath the greater sin ; lyd m , than thine, as the Syriac version adds; and to the same purpose the Persic. Pilate had been guilty of sin already in scourging Christ, and suffering the Roman soldiers to abuse him; and would be guilty of a greater in delivering him up to be crucified, who he knew was innocent: but the sin of Judas in delivering him into the hands of the chief priests and elders, and of the chief priest and elders and people of the Jews, in delivering him to Pilate to crucify him, according to the Roman manner, were greater, inasmuch as theirs proceeded from malice and envy, and was done against greater light and knowledge; for by his works, miracles, and ministry, as well as by their own prophecies, they might, or must have known, that he was the Messiah, and Son of God: and it is to be observed, that as there is a difference in sin, and that all sins are not equal, the circumstances of things making an alteration; so that Gods decree concerning the delivery of his Son into the hands of sinful men, does not excuse the sin of the betrayers of him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-18 - Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the bes and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing to be expose to their scorn. It is good for every one with faith, to behold Chris Jesus in his sufferings. Behold him, and love him; be still lookin unto Jesus. Did their hatred sharpen their endeavours against him? an shall not our love for him quicken our endeavours for him and his kingdom? Pilate seems to have thought that Jesus might be some perso above the common order. Even natural conscience makes men afraid of being found fighting against God. As our Lord suffered for the sin both of Jews and Gentiles, it was a special part of the counsel of Divine Wisdom, that the Jews should first purpose his death, and the Gentiles carry that purpose into effect. Had not Christ been thu rejected of men, we had been for ever rejected of God. Now was the So of man delivered into the hands of wicked and unreasonable men. He wa led forth for us, that we might escape. He was nailed to the cross, a a Sacrifice bound to the altar. The Scripture was fulfilled; he did no die at the altar among the sacrifices, but among criminals sacrifice to public justice. And now let us pause, and with faith look upo Jesus. Was ever sorrow like unto his sorrow? See him bleeding, see his dying, see him and love him! love him, and live to him!
Greek Textus Receptus
απεκριθη 611 5662 V-ADI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM ιησους 2424 N-NSM ουκ 3756 PRT-N ειχες 2192 5707 V-IAI-2S εξουσιαν 1849 N-ASF ουδεμιαν 3762 A-ASF κατ 2596 PREP εμου 1700 P-1GS ει 1487 COND μη 3361 PRT-N ην 2258 5713 V-IXI-3S σοι 4671 P-2DS δεδομενον 1325 5772 V-RPP-NSN ανωθεν 509 ADV δια 1223 PREP τουτο 5124 D-ASN ο 3588 T-NSM παραδιδους 3860 5723 V-PAP-NSM με 3165 P-1AS σοι 4671 P-2DS μειζονα 3173 A-ASF-C αμαρτιαν 266 N-ASF εχει 2192 5719 V-PAI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
11. He that delivered. Caiaphas.
