Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 27:4-24

4“I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264by betrayingπαραδοὺςparadousG3860innocentἀθῷον.athōonG121bloodαἷμαhaimaG129,”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “WhatτίtiG5101is thattoπρὸςprosG4314usG1473δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588?”they repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036. “YouσὺsuG4771bear the responsibilityὄψῃ.opsēG3708.”

5SoκαὶkaiG2532JudasthrewῥίψαςrhipsasG4496theτὰtaG3588silverἀργύριαarguriaG694intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485and leftἀνεχώρησεν,anechōrēsenG402.Then he went awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andκαὶkaiG2532hanged himselfἀπήγξατο.¶apēgxatoG519.

6δὲdeG1161TheΟἱHoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749picked upλαβόντεςlabontesG2983theτὰtaG3588pieces of silverἀργύριαarguriaG694andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “It is unlawfulοὐκ ἔξεστινouk exestinG3756 G1832to putβαλεῖνbaleinG906thisαὐτὰautaG846intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588treasuryκορβανᾶνkorbananG2878,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893it isἐστιν.¶estinG1510bloodαἵματόςaimatosG129moneyτιμὴtimēG5092.”

7AfterδὲdeG1161conferring togetherΣυμβούλιον λαβόντεςSumboulion labontesG2983 G4824, they usedἐξexG1537the moneyαὐτῶνautōnG846to buyἠγόρασανēgorasanG59theτὸνtonG3588potter’sτοῦ κεραμέωςtou kerameōsG3588 G2763fieldἀγρὸνagronG68asεἰςeisG1519a burial placeταφὴνtaphēnG5027forτοῖςtoisG3588foreignersξένοις.xenoisG3581.

8That is whyδιὸdioG1352ἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588itἀγρὸςagrosG68has been calledἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564the FieldἀγρὸςagrosG68of BloodαἵματοςaimatosG129toἕωςhe'ōsG2193τῆςtēsG3588this dayσήμερον.¶sēmeronG4594.

9ThenΤότεToteG5119whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137λέγοντος·legontosG3004καὶkaiG2532: “They tookἔλαβονelabonG2983theτὰtaG3588thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144pieces of silverἀργύρια,arguriaG694,theτὴνtēnG3588priceτιμὴνtimēnG5092set on Himτοῦ ὃνtou honG3588 G5091 G3739byἀπὸapoG575thepeopleυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,

10andκαὶkaiG2532they gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325themαὐτὰautaG846forεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588potter’sτοῦ κεραμέως,tou kerameōsG3588 G2763fieldἀγρὸνagronG68,asκαθὰkathaG2505theLordκύριος.¶kuriosG2962had commandedσυνέταξένsunetaxenG4929meG1473.”

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.”

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