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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to him” (αὐτῷ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having betrayed” (παραδούς) before Me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the [one] betraying” (ὁ παραδιδούς) before Me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noεἶχεςeicheshathἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “hath”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.hathἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.κατ’kataccording toκατά (kata)preposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.οὐδεμίανoudemiannoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “none”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.δεδομένονdedomenonto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to give”, a completed action with a present resultG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἄνωθενanōthenfrom aboveἄνωθενadverb — “from above”G509(a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew.This verse uses “from above”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παραδούςparadousto deliverπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to deliver”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.This verse uses “deliver”.μέmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.μείζοναmeizonagreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἁμαρτίανhamartiansinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παραδιδούςparadidoushe that deliveredπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that delivered”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Jesus answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.
Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
World English Bible
Jesus answered, “ You would have no power at all against me , unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”
Darby Translation
Jesus answered, Thou hadst no authority whatever against me if it were not given to thee from above. On this account he that has delivered me up to thee has [the] greater sin.
Douay-Rheims
Jesus answered: Thou shouldst not have any power against me, unless it were given thee from above. Therefore, he that hath delivered me to thee, hath the greater sin.
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