Berean Standard Bible

John 18

(Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53)

1AfterJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had spokenεἰπὼνeipōnG2036theseΤαῦταTautaG3778words, Hewent outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831withσὺνsunG4862HisG846τοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101acrossπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588KidronΚεδρὼνKedrōnG2748ValleyχειμάρρουcheimarrouG5493,whereὅπουhopouG3699ἦνēnG1510theyκαὶ οἱ μαθηταὶkai hoi mathētaiG846 G2532 G3588 G3101enteredεἰς εἰσῆλθενeis eisēlthenG1525 G1519ὃνhonG3739a gardenκῆποςkēposG2779.

2NowδὲdeG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455ὁhoG3588HisαὐτὸνautonG846betrayerπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860alsoκαὶkaiG2532knewἤιδειēideiG1492theτὸνtonG3588placeτόπον,toponG5117,becauseὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178metσυνήχθηsunēchthēG4863thereἐκεῖekeiG1563withμετὰmetaG3326Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101.

3SoοὖνounG3767ὉHoG3588JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455broughtλαβὼνlabōnG2983τὴνtēnG3588a band of soldiersσπεῖρανspeiranG4686andκαὶkaiG2532officersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749andκαὶkaiG2532ἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330.They arrivedἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064at the gardenἐκεῖekeiG1563carryingμετὰmetaG3326lanternsφανῶνphanōnG5322καὶkaiG2532,torchesλαμπάδωνlampadōnG2985,andκαὶkaiG2532weaponsὅπλων.¶hoplōnG3696.

4οὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG1492allπάνταpantaG3956thatτὰtaG3588was comingἐρχόμεναerchomenaG2064uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτὸνautonG846,stepped forwardἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831andκαὶkaiG2532askedλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “WhomτίναtinaG5101are you seekingζητεῖτε;zēteiteG2212?”

5“JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ofτὸνtonG3588NazarethΝαζωραῖον.NazōraionG3480,”they answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611αὐτῷ·autōG846. JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι.eimiG1510He.”AndδὲdeG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455ὁhoG3588HisαὐτὸνautonG846betrayerπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860καὶkaiG2532was standingεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476therewithμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

6οὖνounG3767WhenὡςhōsG5613JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,”they drewἀπῆλθον εἰςapēlthon eisG565 G1519τὰtaG3588backὀπίσωopisōG3694andκαὶkaiG2532fellἔπεσανepesanG4098to the groundχαμαί.¶chamaiG5476.

7SoοὖνounG3767He askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτούς·autousG846againΠάλινPalinG3825, “WhomτίναtinaG5101are you seekingζητεῖτε;zēteiteG2212?” “JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ofοἱhoiG3588NazarethΝαζωραῖον.NazōraionG3480δὲdeG1161τὸνtonG3588,”they answeredεἶπαν·eipanG2036.

8“I toldεἶπονeiponG2036youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι.eimiG1510He,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611. “SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you are looking forζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212MeἐμὲemeG1473,letἄφετεapheteG863theseτούτουςtoutousG3778mengoὑπάγειν·hupageinG5217.”

9This wasἵναinaG2443to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137ὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ὃνhonG3739He had spokenεἶπενeipenG2036: “I have not lost oneοὐκ ἀπώλεσα οὐδένα.ouk apōlesa oudenaG3756 G622 G3762ofἐξexG1537αὐτῶνautōnG846thoseοὓςhousG3739You have givenδέδωκάςdedōkasG1325MeG1473.”

10ThenοὖνounG3767SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074drewεἵλκυσενeilkusenG1670hisἔχωνechōnG2192swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162αὐτὴνautēnG846andκαὶkaiG2532struckἔπαισενepaisenG3817theτὸνtonG3588servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401of theτοῦtouG3588high priestἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749καὶkaiG2532,cutting offἀπέκοψενapekopsenG609hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588rightδεξιόν·dexionG1188τὸtoG3588earG5621δὲdeG1161.TheτῷtōG3588servant’sδούλῳdoulōG1401nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasἦνēnG1510MalchusΜάλχος.¶MalchosG3124.

11“PutβάλεbaleG906yourὁhoG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162back inεἰςeisG1519itsτῷtōG3588sheathθήκην.thēkēnG2336οὖνounG3767τὴνtēnG3588!”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toτὴνtēnG3588PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074. “Shall I not drinkοὐ μὴ πίωou mē piōG3756 G3361 G4095αὐτό;¶autoG846theτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221ὃhoG3739theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325MeG1473?”

12ThenοὖνounG3767theἩHēG3588band of soldiersσπεῖραspeiraG4686, withκαὶkaiG2532itsὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,arrestedσυνέλαβονsunelabonG4815τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532boundἔδησανedēsanG1210HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

13καὶkaiG2532They brought Him firstἤγαγονēgagonG71 G4412toπρὸςprosG4314AnnasἍννανHannanG452γὰρgarG1063,who wasἦνēnG1510thefather-in-lawπενθερὸςpentherosG3995τοῦtouG3588of CaiaphasΚαϊάφαKaiaphaG2533ὃςhosG3739ἦνēnG1510, thehigh priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749τοῦtouG3588thatἐκείνου.ekeinouG1565yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763.

14δὲdeG1161CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533wasἦνēnG1510theὁhoG3588onewho had advisedσυμβουλεύσαςsumbouleusasG4823theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatὅτιhotiG3754it would be better ifσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851oneἕναhenaG1520manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ.¶laouG2992.

Peter’s First Denial

(Matthew 26:69–70; Mark 14:66–68; Luke 22:54–57)

15NowδὲdeG1161SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101were followingἨκολούθειĒkoloutheiG190τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424δὲdeG1161.SinceὁhoG3588thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101wasἦνēnG1510knownγνωστὸςgnōstosG1110to theτῷtōG3588high priestἀρχιερεῖarchiereiG749,he also wentκαὶ συνεισῆλθενkai suneisēlthenG2532 G4897τῷtōG3588with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588courtyardαὐλὴνaulēnG833of theτοῦtouG3588high priestἀρχιερέως.¶archiereōsG749.

16ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stoodεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476outsideἔξω.exōG1854atπρὸςprosG4314theτῇtēaG3588doorθύρᾳthuraG2374.ThenοὖνounG3767theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101who wasὁhoG3588knownγνωστὸςgnōstosG1110to theτοῦtouG3588high priestἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831andκαὶkaiG2532spokeεἶπενeipenG2036to theτῇtēaG3588doorkeeperθυρωρῷthurōrōG2377,andκαὶkaiG2532broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521τὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρον.PetronG4074in.

17At thisοὖνounG3767,theτῷtōG3588servant girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskēG3814ἡhēG3588watching the doorθυρωρός·thurōrosG2377saidλέγειlegeiG3004ἡhēG3588to PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074, “Aren’tμὴ εἶmē eiG1510 G3361youσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532oneofἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588τοῦtouG3588thisτούτου;toutouG3778man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101?” “I amεἰμί.eimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756,”heἐκεῖνος·ekeinosG1565answeredλέγειlegeiG3004.

18δὲdeG1161BecauseὅτιhotiG3754it wasἦν,ēnG1510coldψῦχοςpsuchosG5592,theοἱhoiG3588servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257were standing aroundεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476a charcoal fireἀνθρακιὰνanthrakianG439they had madeπεποιηκότες,pepoiēkotesG4160καὶkaiG2532to keep warmἐθερμαίνοντο·ethermainontoG2328.AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasἦνēnG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846καὶkaiG2532,warming himselfθερμαινόμενος.¶thermainomenosG2328.

Jesus before the High Priest

(Matthew 26:57–68; Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:66–71)

19MeanwhileοὖνounG3767,theὉHoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749questionedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424aboutπερὶperiG4012HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101andκαὶkaiG2532περὶperiG4012Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῆςtēsG3588teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322.

20“IἐγὼegōG1473have spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954to theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτῷautōG846. “IἐγὼegōG1473alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842taughtἐδίδαξαedidaxaG1321inἐνenG1722thesynagoguesσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864andκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411,whereὅπουhopouG3699allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453come togetherσυνέρχονται,sunerchontaiG4905καὶkaiG2532.I saidἐλάλησαelalēsaG2980nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762inἐνenG1722secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927.

21WhyτίtiG5101are you askingἐρωτᾷς;erōtasG2065MeG1473?AskἐρώτησονerōtēsonG2065those whoτοὺςtousG3588heardἀκηκοόταςakēkootasG191My messageτί ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς.ti elalēsa autoisG5101 G2980 G846.SurelyG2400theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778knowG1492whatἃhaG3739IG1473saidεἶπονeiponG2036.”

22WhenδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτοῦautouG846had saidεἰπόντοςeipontosG2036thisταῦταtautaG3778,oneεἷςheisG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588officersὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnG5257standing nearbyπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936slapped Him in the faceἔδωκεν ῥάπισμα τῷ Ἰησοῦedōken rhapisma tō IēsouG1325 G4475 G3588 G2424andsaidεἰπών·eipōnG2036, “Is this howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779You answerἀποκρίνῃapokrinēG611theτῷtōG3588high priestἀρχιερεῖ;archiereiG749?”

23JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτῷautōG846, “IfεἰeiG1487I saidἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980somethingwrongκακῶςkakōsG2560,testifyμαρτύρησονmarturēsonG3140as toπερὶperiG4012whatτοῦtouG3588was wrongκακοῦ·kakouG2556.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487I spokecorrectlyκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,whyτίtiG5101did you strikeδέρεις;¶dereisG1194MeG1473?”

24ThenοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588AnnasἍνναςHannasG452sentἈπέστειλενApesteilenG649HimαὐτὸνautonG846, stillboundδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210,toπρὸςprosG4314CaiaphasΚαϊάφανKaiaphanG2533theτὸνtonG3588high priestἀρχιερέα.archiereaG749.

Peter’s Second and Third Denials

(Matthew 26:71–75; Mark 14:69–72; Luke 22:58–62)

25SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wasἦνēnG1510stillδὲdeG1161standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476andκαὶkaiG2532warming himselfθερμαινόμενος.thermainomenosG2328.SoοὖνounG3767they askedεἶπονeiponG2036himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Aren’tμὴ εἶ;mē eiG1510 G3361youσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532oneofἐκekG1537HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101?”HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565deniedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720itandκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I amεἰμί.eimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756.”

26OneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588high priest’sτοῦ ἀρχιερέωςtou archiereōsG3588 G749servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401ὢνōnG1510,a relativeσυγγενὴςsungenēsG4773of the man whoseοὗhouG3739τὸtoG3588earὠτίον·ōtionG5621PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074had cut offἀπέκοψενapekopsenG609,askedλέγειlegeiG3004, “Didn’tοὐκoukG3756IἐγώegōG1473seeG3708youσεseG4771withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Himαὐτοῦ;autouG846inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588gardenκήπῳkēpōG2779?”

27PeterΠέτρος,PetrosG4074deniedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720itonce moreπάλιν οὖνpalin ounG3767 G3825,andκαὶkaiG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112a roosterἀλέκτωρalektōrG220crowedἐφώνησεν.¶ephōnēsenG5455.

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27:11–14; Luke 23:1–5)

28ThenοὖνounG3767they ledἌγουσινAgousinG71τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424away fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588CaiaphasΚαϊάφαKaiaphaG2533intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588Praetoriumπραιτώριον·praitōrionG4232.By nowδὲdeG1161it wasἦνēnG1510early morningπρωΐ.prōiG4404,andκαὶkaiG2532the JewsαὐτοὶautoiG846did notοὐκoukG3756enterεἰσῆλθον εἰςeisēlthon eisG1525 G1519theτὸtoG3588Praetoriumπραιτώριον,praitōrionG4232,toἵναinaG2443avoidμὴmēG3361being defiledμιανθῶσινmianthōsinG3392and unableἀλλὰallaG235to eatφάγωσινphagōsinG5315theτὸtoG3588Passoverπάσχα.paschaG3957.

29SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831outἔξωexōG1854toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846andκαὶkaiG2532askedφησίν·phēsinG5346, “WhatτίναtinaG5101accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724are you bringingφέρετεphereteG5342againstκατὰkataG2596thisτούτου;¶toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444?”

30“IfεἰeiG1487HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778wereἦνēnG1510notμὴmēG3361a criminalκακὸν ποιῶν,kakon poiōnG4160 G2556,”they repliedἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ·apekrithēsan kai eipan autōG611 G2532 G2036 G846, “we would not have handed Him overοὐκ ἄν παρεδώκαμεν αὐτόν.ouk an paredōkamen autonG302 G3756 G3860 G846to youσοιsoiG4771.”

31“You takeλάβετεlabeteG2983HimαὐτοῖςautoisG846ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771andκαὶkaiG2532judgeκρίνατεkrinateG2919HimαὐτὸνautonG846byκατὰkataG2596yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ownὁhoG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551οὖνounG3767τὸνtonG3588,”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτόν.autonG846. “We are not permittedοὐκ ἔξεστινouk exestinG3756 G1832 G1473to execute anyoneἀποκτεῖναι οὐδένα·apokteinai oudenaG615 G3762,”theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453repliedεἶπονeiponG2036αὐτῷautōG846.

32ThisἵναinaG2443was to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056thatτοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ὃνhonG3739had spokenεἶπενeipenG2036to indicateσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591the kind ofποίῳpoiōG4169deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288He was goingἤμελλενēmellenG3195to dieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

33οὖνounG3767τὸtoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091wentΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525backπάλινpalinG3825intoεἰςeisG1519theὁhoG3588PraetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrionG4232καὶkaiG2532,summonedἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532askedεἶπενeipenG2036Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”

34“Are youG4771sayingλέγειςlegeisG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778onἀπὸapoG575your ownG4572,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424askedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “orἢēG2228did othersἄλλοιalloiG243tellεἶπόνeiponG2036youG4771aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ;emouG1473?”

35“Amμήτι εἰμι;mēti eimiG1510 G3385IἐγὼegōG1473a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453ὁhoG3588?”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611τὸtoG3588. “YourG4674ownτὸtoG3588peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749handedπαρέδωκάνparedōkanG3860YouG4771over to meἐμοί·emoiG1473.WhatτίtiG5101have You doneἐποίησας;¶epoiēsasG4160?”

36JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611ἡhēG3588, “MyG1699ἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537thisτούτου·toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889;ifεἰeiG1487τοῦtouG3588itἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG1699 G3588 G932wereἦνēnG1510ἐκekG1537τούτουtoutouG3778ἡhēG3588κόσμουkosmouG2889G302,MyG1699οἱhoiG3588servantsὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257οἱhoiG3588would fightἠγωνίζοντοēgōnizontoG75toἵναinaG2443prevent My arrestμὴ παραδοθῶmē paradothōG3361 G3860by theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοις·IoudaioisG2453.ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568ἡhēG3588MyG1699ἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756of this realmἐντεῦθεν.¶enteuthenG1782.”

37“ThenοὐκοῦνoukounG3766Youσύ;suG4771areεἶeiG1510a kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935οὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588!”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidΕἶπενEipenG2036αὐτῷautōG846. “YouσὺsuG4771sayλέγειςlegeisG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510a kingβασιλεύςbasileusG935ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611. “ForεἰςeisG1519this reasonτοῦτοtoutoG3778I was bornγεγέννημαιgegennēmaiG1080andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519τοῦτοtoutoG3778have comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,toἵναinaG2443testifyμαρτυρήσωmarturēsōG3140to theτῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588belongs toὢν ἐκōn ekG1510 G1537theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225listens toἀκούειakoueiG191MyG1473τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆς.¶phōnēsG5456.”

38“WhatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510truthἀλήθεια;alētheiaG225ὁhoG3588?”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091askedΛέγειLegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532having saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831againπάλινpalinG3825toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “IἐγὼegōG1473findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762basis for a chargeαἰτίαν.aitianG156againstἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846.

39ButδὲdeG1161it isἔστινestinG1510yourὑμῖνhuminG4771customσυνήθειαsunētheiaG4914thatἵναinaG2443I releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630to youὑμῖνhuminG4771oneἕναhenaG1520prisoneratἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Passoverπάσχα·paschaG3957.So thenοὖνounG3767,do you wantβούλεσθεboulestheG1014me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630to youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὸνtonG3588KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”

40“NotμὴmēG3361thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manοὖνounG3767,”they shoutedἐκραύγασανekraugasanG2905πάλινpalinG3825λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “butἀλλὰallaG235τὸνtonG3588BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912!” (NowδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbasG912wasἦνēnG1510an insurrectionistλῃστής.¶lēstēsG3027.)