en_tn/jhn/18/31.md

# General Information:

In verse 32 there is a break from the main story line as the author tells us background information about how Jesus' predicted how he would die. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# The Jews said to him

Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus and arrested him. AT: "The Jewish leaders said to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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. AT: "According to Roman law, we cannot put a person to death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

Changed "storyline" to "story line" 2017-08-24 12:53:20 +00:00			`In verse 32 there is a break from the main story line as the author tells us background information about how Jesus' predicted how he would die. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# The Jews said to him`

			`Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus and arrested him. AT: "The Jewish leaders said to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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. AT: "According to Roman law, we cannot put a person to death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`