JOHN 18:31 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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:”
Pilate said to them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.' The Jews replied, 'We are not permitted to put anyone to death.' — Pilate's deflection ("judge him by your law") tests the leaders' commitment; his tone is ambiguous—indifference or sarcasm. The leaders' response reveals historical reality: Roman authority monopolized capital punishment in Judea. Yet their statement also invokes divine law's supremacy: "We are not permitted" might reference Torah rather than Rome. Either way, Jesus' death requires Roman execution.
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