Other translations
American Standard Version
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they answered, and they were saying to him, “If he were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered him to you.”
Darby Bible Translation
They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
They answered, and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”
God's Word
The Jews answered Pilate, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
They answered him, "If this man weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed Him over to you."
International Standard Version
They answered him, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you."
NET Bible
They replied, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."
New American Standard Bible
They answered and said to him, "If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you."
New International Version
"If he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."
New Living Translation
"We wouldn't have handed him over to you if he weren't a criminal!" they retorted.
Webster's Bible Translation
They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.
Weymouth New Testament
"If the man were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."
The World English Bible
They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."
EasyEnglish Bible
They replied, ‘We would not have brought him to you if he had done nothing wrong.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'
New Life Version
The Jews said, “If He had not done wrong, we would not have brought Him to you.”
Revised Geneva Translation
They answered, and said to him, “If He were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
The Voice Bible
Priests and Officials: If He weren’t a lawbreaker, we wouldn’t have brought Him to you.
Living Bible
“We wouldn’t have arrested him if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted.
New Catholic Bible
They answered, “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
Legacy Standard Bible
They answered and said to him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”
Jubilee Bible 2000
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
Christian Standard Bible
They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
They retorted, If He were not an evildoer (criminal), we would not have handed Him over to you.
New Century Version
They answered, “If he were not a criminal, we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”
The Message
They said, “If he hadn’t been doing something evil, do you think we’d be here bothering you?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
They answered him, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
They replied · to him, saying, “If this man were not doing something wrong, we would not have handed him over to you.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They answered, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
New Matthew Bible
They answered and said to him, If he were not an evil-doer, we would not have delivered him to you.
Good News Translation®
Their answer was, “We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime.”
Wycliffe Bible
They answered, and said to him, If this were not a misdoer, we had not betaken him to thee.
New Testament for Everyone
“If he wasn’t doing wicked things,” they replied, “we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
Contemporary English Version
They answered, “He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They answered him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament
“If he were not an evil-doer, we should not have handed him over to you,” they replied.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
They answered, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
They answered, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.’
Common English Bible © 2011
They answered, “If he had done nothing wrong, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
Amplified Bible © 2015
They answered, “If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment].”
English Standard Version Anglicised
They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
They answered and said to him, “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
New American Standard Bible
They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.”
The Expanded Bible
They answered, “If he were not a ·criminal [L evildoer], we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”
Tree of Life Version
They answered, “If He weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”
Revised Standard Version
They answered him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over.”
New International Reader's Version
“He has committed crimes,” they replied. “If he hadn’t, we would not have handed him over to you.”
BRG Bible
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
Complete Jewish Bible
They answered, “If he hadn’t done something wrong, we wouldn’t have brought him to you.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)
They said to him, `If he were not a very bad man, then we would not have brought him to you.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
They answered, ‘If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In reply, they said to him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we would not have handed him over to you.
Names of God Bible
The Jews answered Pilate, “If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
Modern English Version
They answered him, “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have handed Him over to you.”
Easy-to-Read Version
They answered, “He is a bad man. That is why we brought him to you.”
International Children’s Bible
They answered, “He is a criminal. That is why we brought him to you.”
Lexham English Bible
They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!”
New International Version - UK
‘If he were not a criminal,’ they replied, ‘we would not have handed him over to you.’
Disciples Literal New Testament
They responded and said to him, “If this One were not doing wrong, we would not have handed Him over to you”.