King James Version (KJV)
John 18:30
“They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.”
Verse in context — John 18
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Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
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Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
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They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
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Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
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That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
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