John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
John 19:11
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Original language (Greek)

ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ εἶχες ἐξουσίαν κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ οὐδεμίαν, εἰ μὴ ἦν δεδομένον σοι ἄνωθεν· διὰ τοῦτο ὁ παραδούς μέ σοι μείζονα ἁμαρτίαν ἔχει.

  1. ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  5. εἶχεςeiches“you were having”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. ἐξουσίανexousian“authority”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
  7. κατ᾽kat᾽“against”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  8. ἐμοῦemou“Me”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  9. οὐδεμίαν,oudemian“none,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  10. εἰei“only”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
  11. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  12. ἦνēn“it were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. δεδομένονdedomenon“given”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  14. σοιsoi“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. ἄνωθεν·anōthen“from above;”
    Adverb · from ἄνωθεν · “from above/again” · Strong's G0509
  16. διὰdia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  17. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  18. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. παραδούςparadous“having betrayed”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραδίδωμι · “to deliver” · Strong's G3860
  20. μέme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. σοιsoi“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  22. μείζοναmeizona“greater”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  23. ἁμαρτίανhamartian“sin”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  24. ἔχει.echei“has.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)