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And he entered into the Praetorium again. And he says to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer. 10 So Pilate says to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” 11 Jesus answered him, “You would not have any authority against[a] Me unless it[b] had been given to you from above. For this reason the one having handed Me over to you has a greater sin”.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:11 Or, in-relation-to.
  2. John 19:11 This does not refer back to ‘authority’, but to something more abstract: this handing over of Me to you; or, your exercising power over Me.

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