New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 26:54-71

54HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767willthe ScripturesγραφαὶgraphaiG1124be fulfilledπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137, which saythat it mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαι;¶genesthaiG1096thisG3779wayG3779?”

55At that timeὥρᾳhōraG5610JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to the crowdsὄχλοις·ochloisG3793,“Have you comeἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831out with swordsμαχαιρῶνmachairōnG3162and clubsξύλωνxulōnG3586to arrestσυλλαβεῖνsullabeinG4815Me as you wouldagainstἐπὶepiG1909a robberλῃστὴνlēstēnG3027?Everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250I used to sitἐκαθεζόμηνekathezomēnG2516in the templeG2413teachingδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321and you did not seizeἐκρατήσατέekratēsateG2902Me.

56But allὅλονholonG3650thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778has takenG1096placeG1096to fulfillπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137the ScripturesγραφαὶgraphaiG1124of the prophetsπροφητῶν.¶prophētōnG4396.”ThenΤότεToteG5119allπάντεςpantesG3956the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him and fledἔφυγον.ephugonG5343.

57ThoseG3588who had seizedκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520toCaiaphasΚαϊάφανKaiaphanG2533,the highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749,whereὅπουhopouG3699the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245were gatheredG4863togetherG4863.

58ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him at a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113as farἕωςhe'ōsG2193as thecourtyardαὐλῆςaulēsG833of the highἀρχιερέως,archiereōsG749priestG749,and enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525in, and satG2521downG2521with theofficersὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnG5257to seeG3708the outcomeτέλος.¶telosG5056.

59NowδὲdeG1161the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the wholeὅλονholonG3650CouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892kept tryingG2212to obtainG2212falseψευδομαρτυρίανpseudomarturianG5577testimonyG5577againstκατὰkataG2596JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that they might putθανατώσωσιν,thanatōsōsinG2289Him to deathG2289.

60They did not findεὗρονheuronG2147any,even though manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183falseG5577witnessesG5577cameπροσελθόντωνproselthontōnG4334forwardπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334.But laterG5305ontwoδύοduoG1417cameG4334forwardG4334,

61and saidG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778statedἔφη·ephēG5346, ‘I amG1410ableδύναμαιdunamaiG1410to destroyκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647thetempleναὸνnaonG3485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and to rebuildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618itin threeτριῶνtriōnG5140daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250.’”

62The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749stoodἀναστὰςanastasG450up and saidG3004to Him, “Do You not answerἀποκρίνῃ;apokrinēG611?WhatτίtiG5101is it that theseG3778menG3778are testifyingG2649againstG2649You?”

63ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424keptG4623silentἐσιώπα.esiōpaG4623.And the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749saidG3004to Him, “IadjureἐξορκίζωexorkizōG1844You bythe livingζῶντοςzōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that You tellG3004us whetherεἰeiG1487You arethe ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

64JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “You have saidλέγωlegōG3004it yourself;neverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133I tellG3004you,hereafterἀπ᾽ ἄρτιap᾽ artiG575 G737you will seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521at the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188of PowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411, andcomingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on the cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōnG3507of heavenοὐρανοῦ.¶ouranouG3772.”

65ThenΤότεToteG5119the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749toreδιέρρηξενdierrēxenG1284hisrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004, “He has blasphemedἐβλασφήμησεν·eblasphēmēsenG987!WhatτίtiG5101furtherἔτιetiG2089needχρείανchreianG5532do we haveἔχομενechomenG2192of witnessesμαρτύρων;marturōnG3144?BeholdἴδεideG2396,you have nowνῦνnunG3568heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191the blasphemyβλασφημίανblasphēmianG988;

66whatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?”They answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611, “He deservesἔνοχοςenochosG1777deathθανάτουthanatouG2288!”

67ThenΤότεToteG5119theyspatἐνέπτυσανeneptusanG1716in His faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and beatG2852Him with their fistsG2852;and othersG3588slappedἐράπισανerapisanG4474Him,

68and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ProphesyπροφήτευσονprophēteusonG4395to us, YouChristχριστέ,christeG5547;whoτίςtisG5101is the one who hitπαίσαςpaisasG3817You?”

69NowδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was sittingἐκάθητοekathētoG2521outsideἔξωexōG1854in thecourtyardαὐλῇ.aulēaG833,and a servant-girlπαιδίσκηpaidiskēG3814cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to him and saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “You tooG2532were with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424the GalileanΓαλιλαίου.GalilaiouG1057.”

70But he deniedἠρνήσατοērnēsatoG720itbeforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715them allπάντωνpantōnG3956,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101you are talkingλέγεις.legeisG3004about.”

71When he had goneἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831out to the gatewayπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,anotherἄλληallēG243servant-girlsawG3708him and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to thoseG3588whoG3588were thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778was with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζωραίου.NazōraiouG3480.”

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