Berean Standard Bible

John 18:2-23

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.

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.

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?”

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