New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 27:22-31

22PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160with JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424who is calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004Christχριστόν;christonG5547?”They allπάντες·pantesG3956saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “Crucifyσταυρωθήτω.staurōthētōG4717Him!”

23And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has He doneἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160?”But they kept shoutingἔκραζονekrazonG2896allG4057the moreG4057,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Crucifyσταυρωθήτω.¶staurōthētōG4717Him!”

24When PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091sawG3708that he was accomplishingὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762,but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thata riotθόρυβοςthorubosG2351was startingγίνεται,ginetaiG1096,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983waterὕδωρhudōrG5204andwashedἀπενίψατοapenipsatoG633his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495in frontG2713of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510innocentἀθῷόςathōosG121ofthisG3778Man’sG3778bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129;seeG3708to thatyourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771.”

25And allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992saidG3004, “His bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shall be on us and on our childrenτέκναteknaG5043!”

26ThenτότεtoteG5119he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912for them; but after having JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424scourgedφραγελλώσαςphragellōsasG5417,he handedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Him over to be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.

27ThenΤότεToteG5119the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757of the governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232tookπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424into thePraetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrionG4232and gatheredσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863the wholeὅληνholēnG3650Romancohortσπεῖραν,speiranG4686aroundἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Him.

28They strippedἐκδύσαντεςekdusantesG1562Him andputπεριέθηκανperiethēkanG4060a scarletκοκκίνηνkokkinēnG2847robeχλαμύδαchlamudaG5511on Him.

29And after twistingπλέξαντεςplexantesG4120together a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of thornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173,they putἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007it on His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776, and areedκάλαμονkalamonG2563in His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188;and they kneltG1120downG1120beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Him and mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453!”

30They spatἐμπτύσαντεςemptusantesG1716on Him, and tookἔλαβονelabonG2983the reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563and beganto beatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180Him on the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

31AfterὅτεhoteG3753they had mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, they tookG1562the scarletrobeχλαμύδαchlamudaG5511offG1562Him and putἐνέδυσανenedusanG1746His owngarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440back on Him, and ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520to crucifyσταυρῶσαι.¶staurōsaiG4717Him.

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