1EarlyG2117in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749with the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245and scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and the wholeὅλονholonG3650Councilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892,immediatelyG2117heldποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160a consultationσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824;and bindingδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,they ledG667Him awayἀπήνεγκανapēnegkanG667and deliveredπαρέδωκανparedōkanG3860Him to PilateΠιλάτῳ.¶PilatōG4091.
2PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him, “Are You the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him, “It is asyou sayG3004.”
6NowδὲdeG1161at thefeastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859he used to releaseἀπέλυενapeluenG630for them anyoneἕναhenaG1520prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198whomὃνhonG3739they requestedπαρῃτοῦντο.parētountoG3868.
7The man namedλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbasG912had beenἦνēnG1510imprisonedδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with the insurrectionistsG4714whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748had committedπεποιήκεισαν.pepoiēkeisanG4160murderφόνονphononG5408in the insurrectionστάσειstaseiG4714.
8The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793wentἀναβὰςanabasG305up and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757askingαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154him to doas he had been accustomed to doἐποίειepoieiG4160for them.
9PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you the KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”
10For he was awareἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097that the chiefἀρχιερεῖς.archiereisG749priestsG749had handedπαραδεδώκεισανparadedōkeisanG3860Him over becauseδιὰdiaG1223of envyφθόνονphthononG5355.
11But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749stirredἀνέσεισανaneseisanG383up the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to askhim to releaseἀπολύσῃapolusēG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912for them insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123.
12AnsweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611againπάλινpalinG3825,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160with Him whomὃνhonG3739you callλέγετεlegeteG3004the KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”
14But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακόν;kakonG2556has He doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?”But they shoutedἔκραξαν·ekraxanG2896allG4057the moreG4057, “CrucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717Him!”
15WishingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to satisfyἱκανὸν ποιῆσαιhikanon poiēsaiG4160G2425the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912for them, and after having JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424scourgedφραγελλώσαςphragellōsasG5417,he handedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Him over to be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.
16The soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757tookG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520into thepalaceαὐλῆς,aulēsG833(that is, the Praetoriumπραιτώριον,praitōrionG4232),and they calledG4779togetherσυγκαλοῦσινsugkalousinG4779the wholeὅληνholēnG3650RomancohortσπεῖρανspeiranG4686.
17They dressedἐνδιδύσκουσινendiduskousinG1737Him up in purpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209,and after twistingπλέξαντεςplexantesG4120a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of thornsἀκάνθινονakanthinonG174,they putπεριτιθέασινperititheasinG4060it on Him;
18and they beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to acclaimἀσπάζεσθαιaspazesthaiG782Him, “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453!”
20AfterὅτεhoteG3753they had mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, they tookG1562the purpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209robeG4209offG1562Him and putἐνέδυσανenedusanG1746His owngarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on Him. And they ledἐξάγουσινexagousinG1806Him out to crucifyσταυρώσωσινstaurōsōsinG4717Him.
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