John 18:22-40

22When Jesus had saidG2036 this, oneG1520 of theG3588 officersG5257 standing nearbyG3936 slapped Him in the faceG1325G4475G3588G2424 and saidG2036, “Is this howG3779 You answerG611 theG3588 high priestG749?”

23JesusG2424 repliedG611, “IfG1487 I saidG2980 something wrongG2560, testifyG3140 as toG4012 whatG3588 was wrongG2556. ButG1161 ifG1487 I spoke correctlyG2573, whyG5101 did you strikeG1194 MeG1473?”

24ThenG3767 AnnasG452 sentG649 HimG846, still boundG1210, toG4314 CaiaphasG2533 theG3588 high priestG749.

25SimonG4613 PeterG4074 wasG1510 stillG1161 standingG2476 andG2532 warming himselfG2328. SoG3767 they askedG2036 himG846, “Aren’tG1510G3361 youG4771 alsoG2532 one ofG1537 HisG846 disciplesG3101?”

HeG1565 deniedG720 it andG2532 saidG2036, “I amG1510 notG3756.”

26OneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 high priest’sG3588G749 servantsG1401, a relativeG4773 of the man whoseG3739 earG5621 PeterG4074 had cut offG609, askedG3004, “Didn’tG3756 IG1473 seeG3708 youG4771 withG3326 HimG846 inG1722 theG3588 gardenG2779?”

27PeterG4074 deniedG720 it once moreG3767G3825, andG2532 immediatelyG2112 a roosterG220 crowedG5455.

28ThenG3767 they ledG71 JesusG2424 away fromG575 CaiaphasG2533 intoG1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232. By nowG1161 it wasG1510 early morningG4404, andG2532 the Jews did notG3756 enterG1525G1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232, toG2443 avoidG3361 being defiledG3392 and unable to eatG5315 theG3588 PassoverG3957.

29SoG3767 PilateG4091 wentG1831 outG1854 toG4314 themG846 andG2532 askedG5346, “WhatG5101 accusationG2724 are you bringingG5342 againstG2596 thisG3778 manG444?”

30“IfG1487 HeG3778 wereG1510 notG3361 a criminalG4160G2556,” they repliedG611G2532G2036G846, “we would not have handed Him overG302G3756G3860G846 to youG4771.”

31“You takeG2983 HimG846 andG2532 judgeG2919 HimG846 byG2596 yourG4771 own lawG3551,” PilateG4091 toldG2036 themG846.

“We are not permittedG3756G1832G1473 to execute anyoneG615G3762,” theG3588 JewsG2453 repliedG2036. 32ThisG2443 was to fulfillG4137 theG3588 wordG3056 thatG3588 JesusG2424 had spokenG2036 to indicateG4591 the kind ofG4169 deathG2288 He was goingG3195 to dieG599.1

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PilateG4091 wentG1525 backG3825 intoG1519 theG3588 PraetoriumG4232, summonedG5455 JesusG2424, andG2532 askedG2036 HimG846, “AreG1510 YouG4771 theG3588 KingG935 of theG3588 JewsG2453?”

34“Are youG4771 sayingG3004 thisG3778 onG575 your ownG4572,” JesusG2424 askedG611, “orG2228 did othersG243 tellG2036 youG4771 aboutG4012 MeG1473?”

35“AmG1510G3385 IG1473 a JewG2453?” PilateG4091 repliedG611. “YourG4674 own peopleG1484 andG2532 chief priestsG749 handedG3860 YouG4771 over to meG1473. WhatG5101 have You doneG4160?”

36JesusG2424 answeredG611, “MyG1699 kingdomG932 isG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 thisG3778 worldG2889; ifG1487 it wereG1510, MyG1699 servantsG5257 would fightG75 toG2443 prevent My arrestG3361G3860 by theG3588 JewsG2453. ButG1161 nowG3568 MyG1699 kingdomG932 isG1510 notG3756 of this realmG1782.”

37“ThenG3766 YouG4771 areG1510 a kingG935!” PilateG4091 saidG2036.

“YouG4771 sayG3004 thatG3754 IG1473 amG1510 a kingG935,” JesusG2424 answeredG611. “ForG1519 this reasonG3778 I was bornG1080 andG2532 have comeG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, toG2443 testifyG3140 to theG3588 truthG225. EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 belongs toG1510G1537 theG3588 truthG225 listens toG191 MyG1473 voiceG5456.”

38“WhatG5101 isG1510 truthG225?” PilateG4091 askedG3004.

AndG2532 having saidG2036 thisG3778, he went outG1831 againG3825 toG4314 theG3588 JewsG2453 andG2532 toldG3004 themG846, “IG1473 findG2147 noG3762 basis for a chargeG156 againstG1722 HimG846. 39ButG1161 it isG1510 yourG4771 customG4914 thatG2443 I releaseG630 to youG4771 oneG1520 prisoner atG1722 theG3588 PassoverG3957. So thenG3767, do you wantG1014 me to releaseG630 to youG4771 theG3588 KingG935 of theG3588 JewsG2453?”

40“NotG3361 thisG3778 man,” they shoutedG2905, “butG235 BarabbasG912!” (NowG1161 BarabbasG912 wasG1510 an insurrectionistG3027.)