Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 27:11-30

11MeanwhileδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theτοῦtouG3588governorἡγεμόνος·hēgemonosG2232καὶkaiG2532,whoὁhoG3588ἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγων·legōnG3004: “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων;¶IoudaiōnG2453?” “YouσὺsuG4771have saidλέγεις.legeisG3004soδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἔφηephēG5346.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532when He was accusedἐν τῷ κατηγορεῖσθαι αὐτὸνen tō katēgoreisthai autonG1722 G3588 G846 G2723byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,He gave no answerοὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο.¶ouden apekrinatoG611 G3762.

13ThenΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091askedλέγειlegeiG3004HimαὐτῷautōG846, “Do You not hearοὐκ ἀκούειςouk akoueisG3756 G191how manyπόσαposaG4214charges they are bringing againstκαταμαρτυροῦσιν;katamarturousinG2649YouσουsouG4771?”

14ButκαὶkaiG2532Jesusgave no answerοὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷouk apekrithē autōG3756 G611 G846,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761toπρὸςprosG4314a singleἓνhenG1520chargeῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,muchλίαν.¶lianG3029toὥστεhōsteG5620theτὸνtonG3588governor’sἡγεμόναhēgemonaG2232amazementθαυμάζεινthaumazeinG2296.

15NowδὲdeG1161it wastheὁhoG3588governor’sἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232customεἰώθειeiōtheiG1486atΚατὰKataG2596thefeastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859to releaseἀπολύεινapolueinG630to theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793aἕναhenaG1520prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198ofὃνhonG3739their choosingἤθελον.ēthelonG2309.

16δὲdeG1161At that timeτότεtoteG5119they were holdingεἶχονeichonG2192a notoriousἐπίσημονepisēmonG1978prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198namedλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶν.BarabbanG912.

17SoοὖνounG3767when the crowd had assembledσυνηγμένων αὐτῶνsunēgmenōn autōnG846 G4863ὁhoG3588,PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091askedεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “WhichτίναtinaG5101onedo you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630to youὑμῖν;huminG4771τὸνtonG3588:BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912,orἢēG2228JesusG2424whoτὸνtonG3588is calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004Christχριστόν;christonG5547?”

18ForγὰρgarG1063he knewᾔδειēdeiG1492it wasὅτιhotiG3754out ofδιὰdiaG1223envyφθόνονphthononG5355thatthey had handed Jesus overπαρέδωκανparedōkanG3860to himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

19WhileδὲdeG1161Pilatewas sittingΚαθημένου αὐτοῦKathēmenou autouG846 G2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968,hisαὐτὸνautonG846ἡhēG3588wifeγυνὴgunēG1135sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649πρὸςprosG4314himαὐτοῦautouG846this messageλέγουσα·legousaG3004: “Have nothing to do withμηδὲν σοὶ καὶmēden soi kaiG3367 G4771 G2532thatἐκείνῳ·ekeinōG1565τῷtōG3588innocentδικαίῳdikaiōG1342man,forγὰρgarG1063I have sufferedἔπαθονepathonG3958terriblyπολλὰpollaG4183inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.”

20ButδὲdeG1161theΟἱHoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245persuadedἔπεισανepeisanG3982theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793toἵναinaG2443ask forαἰτήσωνταιaitēsōntaiG154τὸνtonG3588BarabbasΒαραββᾶν,BarabbanG912andδὲdeG1161to have Jesus put to deathτὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπολέσωσιν.¶ton Iēsoun apolesōsinG622 G3588 G2424.

21“WhichτίναtinaG5101ofἀπὸapoG575theὁhoG3588twoδύοduoG1417do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630to youὑμῖν;huminG4771δὲdeG1161?”askedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611theτῶνtōnG3588governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232εἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846οἱhoiG3588. “BarabbasΒαραββᾶν.BarabbanG912δὲdeG1161τὸνtonG3588,”they repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036.

22“WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767should I do withποιήσωpoiēsōG4160JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whoὁhoG3588is calledλέγειlegeiG3004Christχριστόν;christonG5547τὸνtonG3588?”PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091askedλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004αὐτοῖςautoisG846.They all answeredλέγουσιν πάντες·legousin pantesG3956 G3004, “Crucify Himσταυρωθήτω.staurōthētōG4717!”

23“WhyγὰρgarG1063δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588?”askedἔφη·ephēG5346Pilate. “WhatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has He doneἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160?”ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they shoutedἔκραζονekrazonG2896all the louderπερισσῶςperissōsG4057λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Crucify Himσταυρωθήτω.¶staurōthētōG4717!”

24WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754he was accomplishingὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762,but thatἀλλὰallaG235insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123a riotθόρυβοςthorubosG2351was breaking outγίνεται,ginetaiG1096,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983waterὕδωρhudōrG5204andwashedἀπενίψατοapenipsatoG633hisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561theτοῦtouG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793. “I amεἰμιeimiG1510innocentἀθῷόςathōosG121ofἀπὸapoG575thisτούτου·toutouG3778man’sτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771bear the responsibilityG3708.”

25ΚαὶKaiG2532AllπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036, “HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129beonἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909ourG1473τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043!”

26SoτότεtoteG5119PilatereleasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630τὸνtonG3588BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.ButδὲdeG1161he had Jesus floggedτὸν Ἰησοῦν φραγελλώσαςton Iēsoun phragellōsasG5417 G3588 G2424, andhanded Him overπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860toἵναinaG2443be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.

27ThenΤότεToteG5119theοἱhoiG3588τοῦtouG3588governor’sἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757tookπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588PraetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrionG4232andgatheredσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863theτὴνtēnG3588wholeὅληνholēnG3650companyσπεῖραν,speiranG4686aroundἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

28καὶkaiG2532They strippedἐκδύσαντεςekdusantesG1562HimαὐτὸνautonG846andputπεριέθηκανperiethēkanG4060a scarletκοκκίνηνkokkinēnG2847robeχλαμύδαchlamudaG5511on Himαὐτῷ,autōG846.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532they twisted togetherπλέξαντεςplexantesG4120a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735ofἐξexG1537thornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173andsetἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007itonἐπὶepiG1909HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776. They putκαὶkaiG2532a staffκάλαμονkalamonG2563inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῇtēaG3588right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188καὶkaiG2532,knelt downγονυπετήσαντεςgonupetēsantesG1120beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715HimαὐτοῦautouG846, andmockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702HimαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453!”

30ThenκαὶkaiG2532they spitἐμπτύσαντεςemptusantesG1716onεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846andtookἔλαβονelabonG2983theτὸνtonG3588staffκάλαμονkalamonG2563andκαὶkaiG2532struckἔτυπτονetuptonG5180Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846onεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588head repeatedlyκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

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