John 18:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Take ye Him. Take Him yourselves.

judge. Greek. krino. App-122.

according to. Greek. kata. App-104.

It is not lawful. For violations of their law they seem to have had the power of stoning to death. See John 8:59; John 10:31.Acts 7:59. But they feared the people, and so had determined to raise the plea of rebellion against Ceasar and throw the odium of the Lord's death upon Pilate.

not... any man. Greek. ouk oudeis.. double negative.

John 18:31

31 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: