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John 18:30
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KJ21
They answered and said unto him, “If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.”
ASV
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.
AMP
They answered, “If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment].”
AMPC
They retorted, If He were not an evildoer (criminal), we would not have handed Him over to you.
BRG
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
CSB
They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
CSBA
They answered him, ‘If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.’
CEB
They answered, “If he had done nothing wrong, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
CJB
They answered, “If he hadn’t done something wrong, we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”
CEV
They answered, “He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you.”
DARBY
They answered and said to him, If this [man] were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.
DLNT
They responded and said to him, “If this One were not doing wrong, we would not have handed Him over to you”.
DRA
They answered, and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.
ERV
They answered, “He is a bad man. That is why we brought him to you.”
EASY
They replied, ‘We would not have brought him to you if he had done nothing wrong.’
EHV
They answered him, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
ESV
They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”
ESVUK
They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”
EXB
They answered, “If he were not a ·criminal [L evildoer], we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”
GNV
They answered, and said unto him, If he were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered him unto thee.
GW
The Jews answered Pilate, “If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
GNT
Their answer was, “We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime.”
HCSB
They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”
ICB
They answered, “He is a criminal. That is why we brought him to you.”
ISV
They answered him, “If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
PHILLIPS
“If he were not an evil-doer, we should not have handed him over to you,” they replied.
JUB
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
KJV
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
AKJV
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
LSB
They answered and said to him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
LEB
They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!”
TLB
“We wouldn’t have arrested him if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.
MSG
They said, “If he hadn’t been doing something evil, do you think we’d be here bothering you?”
MEV
They answered him, “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have handed Him over to you.”
MOUNCE
They replied · to him, saying, “If this man were not doing something wrong, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NOG
The Jews answered Pilate, “If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
NABRE
They answered and said to him, “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NASB
They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.”
NASB1995
They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
NCB
They answered, “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NCV
They answered, “If he were not a criminal, we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”
NET
They replied, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NIRV
“He has committed crimes,” they replied. “If he hadn’t, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NIV
“If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”
NIVUK
‘If he were not a criminal,’ they replied, ‘we would not have handed him over to you.’
NKJV
They answered and said to him, “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”
NLV
The Jews said, “If He had not done wrong, we would not have brought Him to you.”
NLT
“We wouldn’t have handed him over to you if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.
NMB
They answered and said to him, If he were not an evil-doer, we would not have delivered him to you.
NRSVA
They answered, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.’
NRSVACE
They answered, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.’
NRSVCE
They answered, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NRSVUE
They answered, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
NTFE
“If he wasn’t doing wicked things,” they replied, “we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
OJB
In reply, they said to him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we would not have handed him over to you.
RGT
They answered, and said to him, “If He were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
RSV
They answered him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over.”
RSVCE
They answered him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over.”
TLV
They answered, “If He weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”
VOICE
Priests and Officials: If He weren’t a lawbreaker, we wouldn’t have brought Him to you.
WEB
They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.”
WE
They said to him, `If he were not a very bad man, then we would not have brought him to you.'
WYC
They answered, and said to him, If this were not a misdoer, we had not betaken him to thee.
YLT
they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'
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