Verse 11
11. Thou couldest—rather, "shouldst."
have no power at all against me—neither to crucify nor to release, nor to do anything whatever against Me [BENGEL].
except it were—"unless it had been."
given thee from above—that is, "Thou thinkest too much of thy power, Pilate: against Me that power is none, save what is meted out to thee by special divine appointment, for a special end."
therefore he that delivered me unto thee—Caiaphas, too wit—but he only as representing the Jewish authorities as a body.
hath the greater sin—as having better opportunities and more knowledge of such matters.
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