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John 18:29–30

29 vSo Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”

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John 18:29–30 — The New International Version (NIV)

29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”

30 “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.”

John 18:29–30 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

John 18:29–30 — New Living Translation (NLT)

29 So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man?”

30 “We wouldn’t have handed him over to you if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.

John 18:29–30 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

29 Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

30 They answered and said to him, “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”

John 18:29–30 — New Century Version (NCV)

29 So Pilate went outside to them and asked, “What charges do you bring against this man?”

30 They answered, “If he were not a criminal, we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”

John 18:29–30 — American Standard Version (ASV)

29 Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

John 18:29–30 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

29 Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man? 30 They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

John 18:29–30 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

29 So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What accusation are you making against this man?” 

30 The Jews answered Pilate, “If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.” 

John 18:29–30 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

29 Then Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?”

30 They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”

John 18:29–30 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

29 So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”

John 18:29–30 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!”

John 18:29–30 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

29 Pilate came out to them. He asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”

30 “He has committed crimes,” they replied. “If he hadn’t, we would not have handed him over to you.”

John 18:29–30 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

29 Therefore Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

30 They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”


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