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# The Jews said to him

Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus and arrested him. Alternate translation: "The Jewish leaders said to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# It is not lawful for us to put any man to death

According to Roman law, the Jews could not put a man to death. Alternate translation: "According to Roman law, we cannot put a person to death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The Jews said to him`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus and arrested him. Alternate translation: "The Jewish leaders said to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])`
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			`# It is not lawful for us to put any man to death`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`According to Roman law, the Jews could not put a man to death. Alternate translation: "According to Roman law, we cannot put a person to death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00