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Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power [at all] against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
John 19:11 — KJV
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John 19:11
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
John 19:11
Verse 11 of 42
Commentary
Commentary on John 19:11
Theological / DevotionalGiven thee. See on Dan. 4:17; Rom. 13:1.
He that delivered. This is not Judas (chs. 6:71; 12:4; 13:2; 18:2), for Judas did not deliver Jesus to the Roman authorities. Caiaphas as high priest and highest official representative of the Jews is the one here indicted (cf. ch. 18:35).
Greater sin. Caiaphas exercised delegated authority, but at the same time he presumed to be a worshiper of the God who delegated authority and the interpreter of divine law to the people. His guilt was therefore greater. He also sinned against the greater light. Jesus had given repeated evidences of divinity, but the Jewish leaders had steeled their hearts against every ray of light.
The fact that Caiaphas had the “greater sin” did not mean that Pilate was without guilt. The Roman governor bore his share of the responsibility. He might have refused to deliver Jesus. The Saviour would have died, but the guilt would not have rested upon Pilate.
By SdaBc