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John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

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ASV

Jesus 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.

KJV

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.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēAnsweredG611 →
αὐτῷautōto himG846 →
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;G2424 →
οὐκoukNotG3756 →
εἶχεςeichesyou were havingG2192 →
ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityG1849 →
κατ᾽kat᾽againstG2596 →
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473 →
οὐδεμίαν,oudemiannone,G3762 →
εἰeionlyG1487 →
μὴmēunlessG3361 →
ἦνēnit wereG1510 →
δεδομένονdedomenongivenG1325 →
σοιsoito youG4771 →
ἄνωθεν·anōthenfrom above;G509 →
διὰdiaBecause ofG1223 →
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 →
ὁhothe [one]G3588 →
παραδούςparadoushaving betrayedG3860 →
μέmeMeG3165 →
σοιsoito youG4771 →
μείζοναmeizonagreaterG3173 →
ἁμαρτίανhamartiansinG266 →
ἔχει.echeihas.G2192 →

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Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.John 3:27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.Daniel 4:17This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.John 7:30So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.Ezra 6:22For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.Daniel 4:25You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.James 4:17Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.Jeremiah 27:5–8By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.Luke 12:47–48That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’John 10:18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”Genesis 45:8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.Genesis 45:7–8God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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