New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 27:11-18

11NowG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the governorἡγεμόνος·hēgemonosG2232,and the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Are You theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;¶IoudaiōnG2453?”And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidἔφηephēG5346to him, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”

12And whileἐνenG1722He was being accusedκατηγορεῖσθαιkatēgoreisthaiG2723by the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749and eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,He did not answerἀπεκρίνατο.¶apekrinatoG611.

13ThenΤότεToteG5119PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Do You not hearἀκούειςakoueisG191howπόσαposaG4214manyG4214thingsG4214they testifyG2649againstG2649You?”

14AndHe did not answerἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611him with regardπρὸςprosG4314to evenοὐδὲoudeG3761a singlechargeῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,soὥστεhōsteG5620the governorἡγεμόναhēgemonaG2232was quiteλίαν.¶lianG3029amazedθαυμάζεινthaumazeinG2296.

15NowδὲdeG1161at thefeastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232was accustomedεἰώθειeiōtheiG1486to releaseἀπολύεινapolueinG630for thepeopleὄχλῳochlōG3793anyoneἕναhenaG1520prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198whomὃνhonG3739they wantedἤθελον.ēthelonG2309.

16At that timeτότεtoteG5119they were holdingεἶχονeichonG2192a notoriousἐπίσημονepisēmonG1978prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198,calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶν.BarabbanG912.

17SoοὖνounG3767when the peopleG846gatheredG4863togetherG4863,PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidG3004to them, “WhomτίναtinaG5101do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you? BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912,orἢēG2228JesusG2424who is calledG3004Christχριστόν;christonG5547?”

18For he knewG3609that becauseδιὰdiaG1223of envyφθόνονphthononG5355they had handedπαρέδωκανparedōkanG3860Him over.

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