john 19:11 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. - Free Bible Online

      11. Thou couldest--rather, "shouldst."
      have no power at all against me--neither to crucify nor to release, nor to do anything whatever against Me [BENGEL].
      except it were--"unless it had been."
      given thee from above--that is, "Thou thinkest too much of thy power, Pilate: against Me that power is none, save what is meted out to thee by special divine appointment, for a special end."
      therefore he that delivered me unto thee--Caiaphas, too wit--but he only as representing the Jewish authorities as a body.
      hath the greater sin--as having better opportunities and more knowledge of such matters.

JFB.