Matthew Poole and continuators on John 19:11

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 .

Our Lord checketh Pilate modestly for boasting of his Authority as a Judge to absolve or condemn him; declaring, that all the power he had was derived from God, who in his eternal Counsels had determined this thing, which must therefore come to pass:

But withal lets him know, that this neither excused him, nor muchless the Iews, who were to execute the Divine purposes. Pilate was to look to Gods revealed Will, not his secret Counsels, of which he could have no knowledge; but he saith, they who had delivered him to him had the greater sin; he did act but as a Judge upon their accusations, they procured the false witness, they would not be satisfied without his blood, and they sinned against much more light.