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John 18:31

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

John 18:31 - Amplified Bible

Pilate said to them, Take Him yourselves and judge {and} sentence {and} punish Him according to your [own] law. The Jews answered, It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.

John 18:31 - American Standard Version

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

John 18:31 - Bible in Basic English

Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

John 18:31 - Darby Bible

Pilate therefore said to them, Take him, ye, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not permitted to us to put any one to death;

John 18:31 - English Standard Version

Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death."

John 18:31 - King James Version

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:

John 18:31 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Pilato les dijo: Llevadle vosotros, y juzgadle conforme a vuestra ley. Los judìos le dijeron: A nosotros no nos es permitido dar muerte a nadie.

John 18:31 - The Message

Pilate said, "You take him. Judge him by your law."   The Jews said, "We’re not allowed to kill anyone." (This would confirm Jesus’ word indicating the way he would die.)

John 18:31 - New American Standard Bible

So Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "We are not permitted to put anyone to death,"

John 18:31 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Pilato les dijo: "Se Lo pueden llevar y juzgar conforme a su ley." "A nosotros no nos es permitido dar muerte a nadie," le dijeron los Judìos.

John 18:31 - World English Bible

Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"

John 18:31 - Young's Living Translation

Pilate, therefore, said to them, `Take ye him -- ye -- and according to your law judge him;` the Jews, therefore, said to him, `It is not lawful to us to put any one to death;`

John 18:31 - Additional Comments

The Jewish leaders hurried to get Jesus condemned in the Roman court, and executed by the Roman power. Being resolved to see Jesus dead, they took this course that He might be put to death legally and with the present formalities of justice, according to the present constitution of their government, since they became a province of the empire; not stoned in a popular tumult, as Stephen (Acts 7:59-60).

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