New American Standard Bible 2020

John 18:33-38

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091enteredΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525the PraetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrionG4232againπάλινpalinG3825,and summonedἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and saidG3004to Him, “You are the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,“Are you sayingλέγειςlegeisG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778on your ownG1438,orἢēG2228did othersἄλλοιalloiG243tellG3004you aboutπερὶperiG4012Me?”

35PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “I amεἰμι;eimiG1510not a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,am I? Your own nationἔθνοςethnosG1484and the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749handedG3860You overG3860to me; whatτίtiG5101have You doneἐποίησας;¶epoiēsasG4160?”

36JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “My kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932is not of thisτούτου·toutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889.IfεἰeiG1487My kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932were of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,My servantsὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257would be fightingἠγωνίζοντοēgōnizontoG75soG2443thatG2443I would not be handedG3860overG3860to the JewsἸουδαίοις·IoudaioisG2453;but asG3568itG3568isG3568,My kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932is notofG1782thisG1782realmG1782.”

37ThereforeοὖνounG3767PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειςlegeisG3004to Him, “SoοὐκοῦνoukounG3766You are a kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “You sayG3004correctlythat I amG1510a kingβασιλεύςbasileusG935.For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purposeI have been bornγεγέννημαιgegennēmaiG1080,and for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I have comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889:to testifyμαρτυρήσωmarturēsōG3140to the truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who is of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225listensἀκούειakoueiG191to My voiceφωνῆς.¶phōnēsG5456.”

38PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101is truthἀλήθεια;alētheiaG225?”And after sayingλέγειlegeiG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, hecameG1831outG1831againπάλινpalinG3825to the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and saidG3004to them, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noG3762groundsG156atG3762allG3762for chargesG156in His case.

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