New American Standard Bible 1995

John 18:33-38

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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