John 18:30
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They answered and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

If.

John 19:12 And from henceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying: If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Mark 15:3 And the chief priests accused him in many things.

Luke 20:19-26 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them. . . .

Luke 23:2-5 And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king. . . .

delivered.

Mark 10:33 Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes and ancients. And they shall condemn him to death and shall deliver him to the Gentiles.

Luke 24:7 Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and the third day rise again.

Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released.

Context
Jesus Before Pilate
29Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man? 30They answered and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee. 31Pilate therefore said to them: Take him you, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any man to death.…
Cross References
John 18:29
Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man?

John 18:31
Pilate therefore said to them: Take him you, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any man to death.

2 Timothy 2:9
Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound.

1 Peter 4:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a railer or coveter of other men's things.

Lexicon
“If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

He
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

were
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

a criminal,”
κακὸν (kakon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.

they replied,
Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Apekrithēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“we would not have handed Him over
παρεδώκαμεν (paredōkamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

to you.”
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


Additional Translations
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

They answered and said to him, "If He were not doing evil, we would not have delivered Him to you."

They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to you.

They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

They answered and said to him, If this [man] were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

"If the man were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."

They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

they answered and said to him, 'If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'
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