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
Original language and places
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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.
- ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- αὐτῷautō“to him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- οὐκouk“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἶχεςeiches“you were having”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- ἐξουσίανexousian“authority”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
- κατ᾽kat᾽“against”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- ἐμοῦemou“Me”Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- οὐδεμίαν,oudemian“none,”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
- εἰei“only”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
- μὴmē“unless”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἦνēn“it were”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- δεδομένονdedomenon“given”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- σοιsoi“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἄνωθεν·anōthen“from above;”Adverb · from ἄνωθεν · “from above/again” · Strong's G0509
- διὰdia“Because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ὁho“the [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παραδούςparadous“having betrayed”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραδίδωμι · “to deliver” · Strong's G3860
- μέme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- σοιsoi“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- μείζοναmeizona“greater”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- ἁμαρτίανhamartian“sin”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
- 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)