New American Standard Bible 1995

John 18:2-23

2NowδὲdeG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455alsoκαὶkaiG2532, who wasbetrayingπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860Him, knewG3609the placeτόπον,toponG5117,for JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hadoftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178metσυνήχθηsunēchthēG4863thereἐκεῖekeiG1563with His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101.

3JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455thenοὖνounG3767,having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983the RomancohortσπεῖρανspeiranG4686andofficersὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257from the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064thereἐκεῖekeiG1563with lanternsφανῶνphanōnG5322andtorchesλαμπάδωνlampadōnG2985and weaponsὅπλων.¶hoplōnG3696.

4SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG3609allG3956the thingsπάνταpantaG3956that were comingἐρχόμεναerchomenaG2064upon Him, wentG1831forthG1831and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “WhomτίναtinaG5101do you seekζητεῖτε;zēteiteG2212?”

5They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611Him, “JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the NazareneΝαζωραῖον.NazōraionG3480.”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“I amεἰμι.eimiG1510He.”And JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455alsoκαὶkaiG2532,who was betrayingπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860Him, was standingεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476with them.

6SoοὖνounG3767whenὡςhōsG5613He saidG3004to them,“I amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,”they drewἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565backὀπίσωopisōG3694and fellἔπεσανepesanG4098to the groundχαμαί.¶chamaiG5476.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767He againΠάλινPalinG3825askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them, “WhomτίναtinaG5101do you seekζητεῖτε;zēteiteG2212?”And they saidG3004, “JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the NazareneΝαζωραῖον.NazōraionG3480.”

8JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,“I toldG3004you that I amεἰμι.eimiG1510He;soοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212Me, letἄφετεapheteG863theseτούτουςtoutousG3778goὑπάγειν·hupageinG5217their wayG5217,”

9to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137the wordλόγοςlogosG3056whichὃνhonG3739He spokeG3004, “Of those whomοὓςhousG3739You have givenδέδωκάςdedōkasG1325Me I lostἀπώλεσαapōlesaG622not oneοὐδένα.oudenaG3762.”

10SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074thenοὖνounG3767,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,drewεἵλκυσενeilkusenG1670it and struckἔπαισενepaisenG3817the highἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priest’sG749slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401,and cutἀπέκοψενapekopsenG609offG609his rightδεξιόν·dexionG1188earG5621;and the slave’sδούλῳdoulōG1401nameὄνομαonomaG3686was MalchusΜάλχος.¶MalchosG3124.

11SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074,“PutβάλεbaleG906the swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162into the sheathθήκην.thēkēnG2336;the cupποτήριονpotērionG4221whichὃhoG3739the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325Me, shall I not drinkπίωpiōG4095it?”

12SoοὖνounG3767the RomancohortσπεῖραspeiraG4686and thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506and theofficersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,arrestedσυνέλαβονsunelabonG4815JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and boundἔδησανedēsanG1210Him,

13and ledἤγαγονēgagonG71Him toAnnasἍννανHannanG452firstπρῶτον·prōtonG4413;for he was father-in-lawπενθερὸςpentherosG3995ofCaiaphasΚαϊάφαKaiaphaG2533,whoὃςhosG3739was highG749priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749that yearἐνιαυτοῦeniautouG1763.

14NowδὲdeG1161CaiaphasΚαϊάφαςKaiaphasG2533was the one who had advisedσυμβουλεύσαςsumbouleusasG4823the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453thatit was expedientσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for oneἕναhenaG1520manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of the peopleλαοῦ.¶laouG2992.

15SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was followingἨκολούθειĒkoloutheiG190JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and so wasanotherἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.NowG1161that discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101was knownγνωστὸςgnōstosG1110to the highἀρχιερεῖarchiereiG749priestἀρχιερέως.¶archiereōsG749,and enteredσυνεισῆλθενsuneisēlthenG4897with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424intothe courtαὐλὴνaulēnG833of the highG749priestG749,

16but PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was standingεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476at the doorθύρᾳthuraG2374outsideἔξω.exōG1854.SoοὖνounG3767the otherἄλλοςallosG243discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101,who was knownγνωστὸςgnōstosG1110to the highἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priestG749,wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out and spokeG3004to the doorkeeperθυρωρῷthurōrōG2377,and broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521PeterΠέτρον.PetronG4074in.

17ThenοὖνounG3767the slave-girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskēG3814who keptG2377the doorG2377saidλέγειlegeiG3004to PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074, “You are not alsoκαὶkaiG2532oneof thisτούτου;toutouG3778man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,are you?” He saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “I amG1510not.”

18NowG1161the slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401and theofficersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257were standingεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476there,having madeπεποιηκότες,pepoiēkotesG4160a charcoalG439fireἀνθρακιὰνanthrakianG439,for it was coldψῦχοςpsuchosG5592and they werewarmingἐθερμαίνοντο·ethermainontoG2328themselves; and PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was alsoG2532with them, standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476and warmingθερμαινόμενος.¶thermainomenosG2328himself.

19The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749thenοὖνounG3767questionedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424aboutπερὶperiG4012His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,and aboutπερὶperiG4012His teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322.

20JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611him, “Ihave spokenλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954to the worldκόσμῳ.kosmōG2889;I alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842taughtἐδίδαξαedidaxaG1321insynagoguesσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864andin the templeG2413,whereὅπουhopouG3699allπάντεςpantesG3956the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453comeσυνέρχονται,sunerchontaiG4905togetherG4905;and I spokeἐλάλησαelalēsaG2980nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762in secretκρυπτῷkruptōG2927.

21WhyτίtiG5101do you questionἐρωτᾷς;erōtasG2065Me? QuestionἐρώτησονerōtēsonG2065thoseτοὺςtousG3588who have heardἀκηκοόταςakēkootasG191whatτίtiG5101I spokeἐλάλησαelalēsaG2980to them; they knowG3609whatἃhaG3739I saidG3004.”

22When He had saidG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,oneεἷςheisG1520of theofficersὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnG5257standingπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936nearbyG3936struckἔδωκεν ῥάπισμαedōken rhapismaG1325 G4475JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingG3004, “Is that the wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779You answerἀποκρίνῃapokrinēG611the highἀρχιερεῖ;archiereiG749priestG749?”

23JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611him,“IfεἰeiG1487I have spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980wronglyκακῶςkakōsG2560,testifyμαρτύρησονmarturēsonG3140of the wrongκακοῦ·kakouG2556;but ifεἰeiG1487rightlyκαλῶς,kalōsG2573,whyτίtiG5101do you strikeδέρεις;¶dereisG1194Me?”

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