John 19:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

Thou

He

Mark 14:44

The greater

James 4:17

General references

Matthew 27:12

Bible References

Thou

John's answer was--"A man can gain nothing but what is given him from Heaven.

So they sought to arrest him; but no one touched him, for his time was not come yet.

And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'

When I was with you day after day in the Temple Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has come, and the power of Darkness."

He, I say, in accordance with God's definite plan and with his previous knowledge, was betrayed, and you, by the hands of lawless men, nailed him to a cross and put him to death.

Yet only to do what thou, by thy power and of thy own will, didst long ago destine to be done.

For all things are from him, through him, and for him. And to him be all glory for ever and ever! Amen.

Let every one obey the supreme Authorities. For no Authority exists except by the will of God, and the existing Authorities have been appointed by God.

Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.

He

One of them, however, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said to them:

So Judas, who had obtained the soldiers of the Roman garrison, and some police-officers from the Chief Priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Then the High Priest tore his robes. "This is blasphemy!" he exclaimed. "Why do we want any more witnesses? You have just heard his blasphemy!

They put him in chains and led him away, and gave him up to the Roman Governor, Pilate.

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him and take him away safely."

The greater

"If you had been blind," replied Jesus, "you would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, you say 'We can see,' and so your sin remains.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin to answer for; but as it is, they have no excuse for their sin.

"There were two people who were in debt to a money-lender; one owed fifty pounds, and the other five.

'We wipe off the very dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the Kingdom of God is close at Hand.'

The servant who knows his master's wishes and yet does not prepare and act accordingly will receive many lashes;

For if those who were once for all brought into the Light, and learned to appreciate the gift from Heaven, and came to share in the Holy Spirit,

He, then, who knows what is right but fails to do it--that is sin in him.

General references

While charges were being brought against him by the Chief Priests and Councillors, Jesus made no reply.