New American Standard Bible 1995

John 18:28-38

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?”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,“Are you sayingλέγειςlegeisG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778on your ownG1438initiativeG1438,orἢēG2228did othersἄλλοιalloiG243tellG3004you aboutπερὶperiG4012Me?”

35PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “I amεἰμι;eimiG1510not a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,am I? Your own nationἔθνοςethnosG1484and the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749deliveredπαρέδωκάνparedōkanG3860You to me; whatτίtiG5101have You doneἐποίησας;¶epoiēsasG4160?”

36JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “My kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932is not of thisτούτου·toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.IfεἰeiG1487My kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932were of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,then My servantsὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257would be fightingἠγωνίζοντοēgōnizontoG75soἵναinaG2443that I would not be handedπαραδοθῶparadothōG3860over to the JewsἸουδαίοις·IoudaioisG2453;but as it is, My kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932is notof thisG1782realmG1782.”

37ThereforeοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειςlegeisG3004to Him, “SoοὐκοῦνoukounG3766You are a kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “You sayG3004correctlythat I amG1510a kingβασιλεύςbasileusG935.For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I have been bornγεγέννημαιgegennēmaiG1080,and for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I have comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,to testifyμαρτυρήσωmarturēsōG3140to the truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who is of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225hearsἀκούειakoueiG191My voiceφωνῆς.¶phōnēsG5456.”

38PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101is truthἀλήθεια;alētheiaG225?”And when he had saidλέγειlegeiG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, hewentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out againπάλινpalinG3825to the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and saidG3004to them, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762guiltαἰτίαν.aitianG156in Him.

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