New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 27:15-21

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.

19While he was sittingΚαθημένουKathēmenouG2521on the judgmentβήματοςbēmatosG968seatG968,his wifeγυνὴgunēG1135sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649him a message,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “Have nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367to do with thatrighteousδικαίῳdikaiōG1342ManG1342; forlastG4594nightG4594I sufferedἔπαθονepathonG3958greatlyπολλὰpollaG4183in a dreamὄναρonarG3677becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of Him.”

20But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245persuadedἔπεισανepeisanG3982the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793toaskαἰτήσωνταιaitēsōntaiG154for BarabbasΒαραββᾶν,BarabbanG912and to putG622JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424to deathG622.

21But the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232saidG3004to them, “WhichτίναtinaG5101of the twoδύοduoG1417do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you?” And they saidG3004, “BarabbasΒαραββᾶν.BarabbanG912.”

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