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Matthew 27:16-26

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.

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