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Luke 23:1-25

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wholeἅπανhapanG537councilπλῆθος αὐτῶνplēthos autōnG4128 G846roseἀναστὰνanastanG450andledἤγαγονēgagonG71JesusawayαὐτὸνautonG846toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588PilateΠιλᾶτον.¶PilatonG4091.

2AndδὲdeG1161they beganG756to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723HimαὐτοῦautouG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We foundεὕραμενheuramenG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778mansubvertingδιαστρέφονταdiastrephontaG1294ourG1473τὸtoG3588nationἔθνοςethnosG1484καὶkaiG2532,forbiddingκωλύονταkōluontaG2967payment of taxesφόρους διδόναιphorous didonaiG5411 G1325to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,andκαὶkaiG2532proclaimingλέγονταlegontaG3004Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438to beG1510ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547,a KingβασιλέαbasileaG935.”

3SoδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγων·legōnG3004, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?” “YouσὺsuG4771have saidλέγεις.legeisG3004soδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,” JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611αὐτῷautōG846ἔφη·ephēG5346.

4ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλους·ochlousG3793, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762basis for a chargeαἴτιονaitionG159againstἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444.”

5ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they kept insistingἐπίσχυον λέγοντεςepischuon legontesG2001 G3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “He stirs upἀνασείειanaseieiG383theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449with HisteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321καὶkaiG2532.He beganG756inἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and has comeall the wayἕωςhe'ōsG2193hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.”

6WhenδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasἐστιν,estinG1510a GalileanΓαλιλαῖόςGalilaiosG1057.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532learningἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswasἐστίν,estinG1510underἐκekG1537Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264τῆςtēsG3588jurisdictionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,he sent Himἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸνanepempsen autonG375 G846toπρὸςprosG4314HerodἩρῴδηνHērōdēnG2264, whohimselfκαὶ αὐτὸνkai autonG846 G2532wasὄνταontaG1510inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atἐνenG1722thatταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραις.¶hēmeraisG2250.

8WhenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,he wasἦνēnG1510greatlyλίαν·lianG3029pleasedἐχάρηecharēG5463γὰρgarG1063.He had wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to seeG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846forἐξexG1537a longἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425timeχρόνωνchronōnG5550,becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588he had heardἀκούεινakoueinG191aboutπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532was hopingἤλπιζένēlpizenG1679to seeG3708ὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259HimαὐτοῦautouG846performγινόμενον.ginomenonG1096aτιtiG5100miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592.

9δὲdeG1161HerodquestionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905JesusαὐτὸνautonG846atἐνenG1722greatἱκανοῖς·hikanoisG2425lengthλόγοιςlogoisG3056,butδὲdeG1161HeαὐτὸςautosG846gave no answerοὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτῷ.ouden apekrinato autōG611 G846 G3762.

10MeanwhileδὲdeG1161,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122stood thereεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476,vehementlyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159accusingκατηγοροῦντεςkatēgorountesG2723Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

11AndδὲdeG1161evenκαὶkaiG2532HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andσὺνsunG4862ὁhoG3588hisαὐτὸνautonG846soldiersστρατεύμασινstrateumasinG4753ridiculedἐξουθενήσας αὐτοῦexouthenēsas autouG1848 G846τοῖςtoisG3588andκαὶkaiG2532mockedἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702Him.Dressing Him inπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016a fineλαμπρὰνlampranG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,they sent Him backἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸνanepempsen autonG375 G846toτῷtōG3588PilateΠιλάτῳ.PilatōG4091.

12Thatὅ ἐνho enG1722 G3588 G846dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250δὲdeG1161τεteG5037ὁhoG3588HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264andκαὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588PilateG4091becameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384μετ᾽met᾽G3326ἀλλήλων·allēlōnG240γὰρgarG1063;before thisπροϋπῆρχονproupērchonG4391timethey had beenὄντεςontesG1510enemiesἐν ἔχθρᾳ πρὸςen echthra prosG1722 G2189 G4314 G848.

13ThenδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091called togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779theτοὺςtousG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749καὶkaiG2532,theτοὺςtousG3588rulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

14andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “You broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374meG1473thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444asὡςhōsG5613one whowas incitingἀποστρέφονταapostrephontaG654theτὸνtonG3588people to rebellionλαόν·laonG2992καὶkaiG2532.IG1473have examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350HimhereἰδοὺidouG2400in your presenceἐνώπιον ὑμῶνenōpion humōnG1799 G4771andfoundεὗρονheuronG2147ἐνenG1722Himτῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳtō anthrōpō toutōG3778 G3588 G444notοὐθὲνouthenG3762guiltyαἴτιονaitionG159ofὧνhōnG3739your chargesκατηγορεῖτεkatēgoreiteG2723againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Himαὐτοῦ·autouG846.

15ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761hasHerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264,forγὰρgarG1063he sent Him backἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸνanepempsen autonG375 G846toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473καὶkaiG2532.As you can seeἰδοὺidouG2400,Heαὐτῷ.autōG846hasἐστὶνestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767I will punishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811HimαὐτὸνautonG846andreleaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

18ButδὲdeG1161they all cried outἀνέκραγονanekragonG349in unisonπαμπληθεὶ λέγοντες·pamplēthei legontesG3826 G3004: “Away withαἶρεaireG142thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778manδὲdeG1161!ReleaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630τὸνtonG3588BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912to usG1473!”

19(Barabbasὅστις ἦνhostis ēnG3748 G1510had been imprisonedἐν τῇ βληθεὶς φυλακῇ.¶en tēa blētheis phulakēaG906 G1722 G3588 G5438forδιὰdiaG1223anτινὰtinaG5100insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714γενομένηνgenomenēnG1096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172,andκαὶkaiG2532for murderφόνονphononG5408.)

20δὲdeG1161WantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424τὸνtonG3588,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091addressedπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377themαὐτοῖςautoisG846againΠάλινPalinG3825,

21butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they kept shoutingἐπεφώνουν λέγοντες·epephōnoun legontesG2019 G3004, “CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717Him!CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846!”

22δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588A thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timehe saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846γὰρgarG1063, “WhatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has thisοὗτος;houtosG3778mandoneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147inἐνenG1722Himαὐτῷ.autōG846noοὐδὲνoudenG3762offense worthyαἴτιονaitionG159of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.SoοὖνounG3767after I punishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811HimαὐτὸνautonG846,I will releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

23ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they were insistentἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945,demandingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154with loud voicesφωναῖς μεγάλαιςphōnais megalaisG5456 G3173forαὐτὸνautonG846Jesusto be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναι,staurōthēnaiG4717.AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846αἱhaiG3588clamorφωναὶphōnaiG5456prevailedκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.

24SoκαὶkaiG2532PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091sentencedἐπέκρινενepekrinenG1948thattheirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τὸtoG3588demandαἴτημαaitēmaG155be metγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096.

25AsδὲdeG1161ὃνhonG3739they had requestedᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154,he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theτὸνtonG3588oneimprisonedβεβλημένον εἰς φυλακὴνbeblēmenon eis phulakēnG906 G1519 G5438forδιὰdiaG1223insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714andκαὶkaiG2532murderφόνονphononG5408,andδὲdeG1161he handedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424over toτῷtōG3588theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307.

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