John 19:11
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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Study Note
Jesus' response to Pilate — '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' — is a compressed theology of delegated authority and differential culpability. The 'from above' (anothen) relativizes Roman imperial power: Pilate's authority is real but derivative, given to him from the divine source. The comparative statement ('greater sin') acknowledges both Pilate's culpability and Judas/Caiaphas's greater guilt — making the passion not a morally undifferentiated event but one in which degrees of responsibility matter. Augustine and Aquinas both examined this verse carefully in developing theories of political authority as legitimate when received from God.
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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.
Jesus answered, `Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.
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