New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 23:11-36

11And HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264with his soldiersστρατεύμασινstrateumasinG4753,after treatingG1848Him with contemptG1848and mockingἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702Him,dressedπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016Him in a gorgeousλαμπρὰνlampranG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066and sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to PilateΠιλάτῳ.PilatōG4091.

12NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264and PilateG4091becameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384with oneἀλλήλων·allēlōnG240anotherG240that veryG846dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;for beforeG4391they had beenὄντεςontesG4391 G1510enemiesἔχθρᾳechthraG2189with eachG848otherG848.

13PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091summonedσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and therulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758and the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

14and saidG3004to them, “You broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to me as one whoincitesG654the peopleλαόν·laonG2992to rebellionG654,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,having examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350Him beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799you, Ihave foundεὗρονheuronG2147noοὐθὲνouthenG3762guiltαἴτιονaitionG159in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444regarding the chargesG2723whichὧνhōnG3739you makeG2723againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Him.

15Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,norοὐδὲoudeG3761hasHerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264,for he sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to us; and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288has beenἐστὶνestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238by Him.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

17[NowG1161he was obligedG2192 G318to releaseG630to them at the feastG1859oneG1520prisoner.]

18But they criedἀνέκραγονanekragonG349out allG3826togetherG3826,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with thisG3778manτοῦτον,toutonG3778,and releaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630for us BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912!”

19(He was oneG3748whoG3748had been thrownβληθεὶςblētheisG906into prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438for an insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714madeγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and for murderφόνονphononG5408.)

20PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,wantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424,addressedπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377them againΠάλινPalinG3825,

21but they kept on callingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019out, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717,crucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717Him!”

22And he saidG3004to them the thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has thisG3778manοὗτος;houtosG3778doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147in Him noοὐδὲνoudenG3762guiltαἴτιονaitionG159demandingdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288;thereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

23But they were insistentἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945,with loudμεγάλαιςmegalaisG3173voicesφωναῖςphōnaisG5456askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154that He be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναι,staurōthēnaiG4717.And their voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456beganto prevailκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.

24And PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091pronouncedG1948sentenceG1948that their demandαἴτημαaitēmaG155be grantedγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096.

25And he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630the man they were askingᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154for who had been thrownβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438for insurrectionστάσινstasinG4714and murderφόνονphononG5408,but he deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424to their willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307.

26WhenὡςhōsG5613they ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949a manτιναtinaG5100,SimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613ofCyreneΚυρηναῖονKurēnaionG2956,comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in from the countryἀγροῦagrouG68,and placedἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007on him the crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716to carryφέρεινphereinG5342behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27And followingἨκολούθειĒkoloutheiG190Him was a largeπολὺpoluG4183crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,and of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135whoαἳhaiG3739weremourningἐκόπτοντοekoptontoG2875and lamentingἐθρήνουνethrēnounG2354Him.

28But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762to them saidG3004,“DaughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,stopμὴmēG3361weepingκλαίετεklaieteG2799for Me, but weepκλαίετεklaieteG2799for yourselvesἑαυτὰςhe'autasG1438and for your childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

29For beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250are comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064whenἐνenG1722 G3739they will sayG3004, ‘BlessedμακάριαιmakariaiG3107are the barrenστεῖραιsteiraiG4723,and the wombsκοιλίαιkoiliaiG2836that neverοὐκoukG3756boreἐγέννησανegennēsanG1080,and the breastsμαστοὶmastoiG3149that neverοὐκoukG3756nursedἔθρεψαν.ethrepsanG5142.’

30ThenτότεtoteG5119they will beginἄρξονταιarxontaiG757tosayλέγεινlegeinG3004to the mountainsὄρεσιν·oresinG3735, ‘FallπέσετεpeseteG4098on us,’ and to the hillsβουνοῖς·bounoisG1015, ‘CoverκαλύψατεkalupsateG2572us.’

31For ifεἰeiG1487they doποιοῦσιν,poiousinG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778whenἐνenG1722the treeξύλῳxulōG3586is greenὑγρῷhugrōG5200,whatτίtiG5101will happenγένηται;¶genētaiG1096whenἐνenG1722it is dryξηρῷxērōG3584?”

32TwoδύοduoG1417othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532,who were criminalsκακοῦργοιkakourgoiG2557,were being ledG71awayἬγοντοĒgontoG71to be putG337to deathG337with Him.

33WhenὅτεhoteG3753they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to the placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564The SkullΚρανίον,KranionG2898,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563they crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717Him and the criminalsκακούργους,kakourgousG2557,oneὃνhonG3739on the rightδεξιῶν,dexiōnG1188and the otherὃνhonG3739on the leftἀριστερῶν.aristerōnG710.

34But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,forgiveἄφεςaphesG863them; for they do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101they are doingποιοῦσιν.]]poiousinG4160.”And they castἔβαλονebalonG906lotsκλήρους.klērousG2819,dividingG1266up His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440amongG1266themselves.

35And the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992stoodεἱστήκειheistēkeiG2476by, lookingθεωρῶν.theōrōnG2334on. And evenG2532therulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758were sneeringἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonG1592at Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “He savedἔσωσεν,esōsenG4982othersἄλλουςallousG243;let Him saveσωσάτωsōsatōG4982Himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438ifεἰeiG1487thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,His ChosenG1588OneG1588.”

36The soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757alsoκαὶkaiG2532mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, comingπροσερχόμενοι,proserchomenoiG4334up to Him,offeringπροσφέροντεςprospherontesG4374Him sourὄξοςoxosG3690wineG3690,

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