Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 27:21-24

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.”

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