New American Standard Bible 1995

John 18:33-37

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.”

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