John 18:30 in the World English Bible
They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.”
Context
29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
31 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: