Berean Standard Bible

John 18:28-40

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.)

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