They responded and said to him, "If he were not an evil-doer, we would not have handed him over you.
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King James Version
They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.English Standard Version
They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you."New International Version
"If he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."