Who is "he who delivered me unto thee"?

[marks]

John 19:8-12 KJV
8) When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
9) And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10) Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
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.
12) And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

My wife asked me, considering this is "he" singular, who is this? I would have answered the Jews, but she is right, it's singular, "the one giving me up unto you" is how my Concordant Interlinear puts it.

Any thoughts?

Much love!

 

[Enoch111]

My wife asked me, considering this is "he" singular, who is this?

It was Herod who sent Jesus back to Pilate. So that could possibly apply.

 

[marks]

It was Herod who sent Jesus back to Pilate. So that could possibly apply.

My wife and I came up with two possibilities of it being a "general he", to whomever it applied, including Judas, the priests and council, all of them, or a particular he, I hadn't thought of Herod, but yes, he'd be included.

I looked at a few commentaries, and they didn't seem to add anything to these ideas. But you never know what you are missing while you are still missing it, so here's hoping!

Much love!

 

[Jay Ross]

Perhaps this may explain who the "He" is that Jesus was referring too: -

Daniel 8:9-12: - 9 And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. 10 And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. 12 Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.

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All of the people were acting because of the influence of the Little Horn, a wicked fallen heavenly host who, as the above passage states, "exalted himself as high as the Prince of the hosts," where the Prince of hosts is Christ.

Now the transgressions, i.e. the continual idolatrous worship of the nation of Israel, was the primary reason for the Little Horn to be given an army with which to destroy the temple and to scatter the people of the Nation of Israel to the four corners of the earth. This was to fulfil the purposes of God. God was in control then, and still is today.

The Little Horn is also called the False Prophet in the New Testament.

All this will change at the Armageddon event when the kings of the earth and the heavenly hosts are judged.

Shalom

 

[Robert Gwin]

John 19:8-12 KJV
8) When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
9) And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10) Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
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.
12) And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

My wife asked me, considering this is "he" singular, who is this? I would have answered the Jews, but she is right, it's singular, "the one giving me up unto you" is how my Concordant Interlinear puts it.

Any thoughts?

Much love!

Great question Marks, the Bible does give some details on that which can help sir, Judas, who originally betrayed Jesus, was called “the son of destruction.” (Joh 17:12) Those Pharisees who were guilty of complicity in the plot against Jesus’ life were described as ‘subjects for Gehenna.’ (Mt 23:15, 33; compare Joh 8:37-44.) And particularly the high priest, who headed the Sanhedrin, was responsible before God for handing over God’s Son to this Gentile ruler for sentencing to death. (Mt 26:63-66) Pilate’s guilt did not equal theirs; yet his act was extremely reprehensible.

 

[Ronald David Bruno]

John 19:8-12 KJV
8) When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
9) And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10) Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
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.
12) And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

My wife asked me, considering this is "he" singular, who is this? I would have answered the Jews, but she is right, it's singular, "the one giving me up unto you" is how my Concordant Interlinear puts it.

Any thoughts?

Much love!

Caiaphas. The High Priest made the decision even tearing his own garment in the process, accusing Jesus of blasphemy.
But of course God purposed and orchestrated the whole thing hardening hearts against Jesus, using Satan as well.