John 18:31

New International Reader's Version

Pilate said, “Take him yourselves. Judge him by your own law.” “But we don’t have the right to put anyone to death,” they complained.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to will come. The nations will obey that king.

John 18:30

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

John 18:32

This happened so that what Jesus said about how he was going to die would come true.

John 19:15

But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Should I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.