New American Standard Bible 1995

John 18:28-33

28ThenοὖνounG3767they ledἌγουσινAgousinG71JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424fromCaiaphasΚαϊάφαKaiaphaG2533into thePraetoriumπραιτώριον·praitōrionG4232,and it was earlyπρωΐ.prōiG4404;and they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846did not enterεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525into thePraetoriumπραιτώριον,praitōrionG4232soἵναinaG2443thatthey would not be defiledμιανθῶσινmianthōsinG3392,but might eatG2068the Passoverπάσχα.paschaG3957.

29ThereforeοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out to them and saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “WhatτίναtinaG5101accusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724do you bringφέρετεphereteG5342against thisτούτου;¶toutouG3778ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444?”

30They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611and saidG3004to him, “IfεἰeiG1487thisG3778ManG3778were not an evildoerκακὸνkakonG2556,we would not have deliveredπαρεδώκαμενparedōkamenG3860Him to you.”

31SoοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidG3004to them, “TakeλάβετεlabeteG2983Him yourselvesG4771,and judgeκρίνατεkrinateG2919Him accordingκατὰkataG2596to your lawνόμονnomonG3551.”The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453saidG3004to him, “We are not permittedἔξεστινexestinG1832to putἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615anyoneοὐδένα·oudenaG3762to deathG615,”

32to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424whichὃνhonG3739He spokeG3004,signifyingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591by whatG4169kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288He was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to dieἀποθνῄσκειν.¶apothnēskeinG599.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091enteredΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525againπάλινpalinG3825into the PraetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrionG4232,and summonedἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and saidG3004to Him, “Are You the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”

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