New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 23:1-25

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532the entireἅπανhapanG537assemblyπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of them setG450outG450andbroughtἤγαγονēgagonG71Him beforeἐπὶepiG1909PilateΠιλᾶτον.¶PilatonG4091.

2And they beganἬρξαντοĒrxantoG757to bringG2723chargesG2723againstG2723Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We foundεὕραμενheuramenG2147thisG3778ManτοῦτονtoutonG3778misleadingδιαστρέφονταdiastrephontaG1294our nationἔθνοςethnosG1484andforbiddingκωλύονταkōluontaG2967usto payδιδόναιdidonaiG1325taxesφόρουςphorousG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and sayingλέγονταlegontaG3004that He Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438isChristχριστὸνchristonG5547,a KingβασιλέαbasileaG935.”

3NowG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “SoYou are the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”

4But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidG3004to the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the crowdsὄχλους·ochlousG3793, “I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762groundsG159forG159chargesG159in the case ofthisτούτῳ.toutōG3778ManἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444.”

5But they kept on insistingἐπίσχυονepischuonG2001,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “He is stirringG383upG383the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321allὅληςholēsG3650overκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,startingἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,asG2193farG2193asG2193thisG5602placeG5602!”

6NowδὲdeG1161when PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905whetherεἰeiG1487the ManἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was a GalileanΓαλιλαῖόςGalilaiosG1057.

7And when he learnedἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921that He belongedἐκekG1510 G1537to Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264jurisdictionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,he sentἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375Him toHerodἩρῴδηνHērōdēnG2264,since he alsoG2532was in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραις.¶hēmeraisG2250.

8NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264was overjoyedἐχάρη λίαν·echarē lianG3029 G5463when he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424; forhe hadἦνēnG1510wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to seeG3708Him for a longἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425timeχρόνωνchronōnG5550,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had been hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191aboutπερὶperiG4012Him and was hopingἤλπιζένēlpizenG1679to seeG3708someτιtiG5100signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592performedγινόμενον.ginomenonG1096by Him.

9And he questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905Himat someG2425lengthλόγοιςlogoisG3056 G2425; butHe offeredG611him noG3762answerἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611atG3762allG3762.

10Now the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476there,vehementlyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159chargingκατηγοροῦντεςkatēgorountesG2723Him.

11And HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,togetherσὺνsunG4862with his soldiersστρατεύμασινstrateumasinG4753,treatedG1848Him withG1848contemptG1848and mockedἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702Him,dressingπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016Him in a brightlyG2986shiningG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,and sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to PilateΠιλάτῳ.PilatōG4091.

12And soHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264and PilateG4091becameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384with oneἀλλήλων·allēlōnG240anotherG240that veryG846dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;for previouslyG4391,they had beenὄντεςontesG4391 G1510enemiesἔχθρᾳechthraG2189towardπρὸςprosG4314eachG848otherG848.

13NowδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091summonedσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779to himself the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749, therulersἄρχονταςarchontasG758,and the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

14and he saidG3004to them, “You broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778ManἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to me onG5613theG5613groundG5613thatG5613He is incitingG654the peopleλαόν·laonG2992to revoltG654;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,after examiningἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350HimbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799you, Ihave foundεὗρονheuronG2147noG3762basisαἴτιονaitionG159atG3762allG3762in the case ofthisτούτῳtoutōG3778ManἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444for the chargesG2723whichὧνhōnG3739you are bringingG2723againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Him.

15Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,norοὐδὲoudeG3761hasHerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264,for he sentG375Him backἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375to us; and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288has beenἐστὶνestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238by Him.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

17[NowG1161he was obligatedG2192 G318to releaseG630to them at the feastG1859oneG1520prisoner.]

18But they criedG349outG349allG3826togetherG3826,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with thisG3778Manτοῦτον,toutonG3778,and releaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630to us BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912!”

19(He wasoneG3748whoG3748had been thrownβληθεὶςblētheisG906into prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438for a revoltστάσινstasinG4714that tookG1096placeG1096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172,and for murderφόνονphononG5408.)

20But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,wantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424,addressedπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377them againΠάλινPalinG3825,

21but they kept on cryingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019outG2019,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717,crucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717Him!”

22And he saidG3004to them a thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101has thisG3778Manοὗτος;houtosG3778doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160wrongκακὸνkakonG2556?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147in His case noοὐδὲνoudenG3762groundsαἴτιονaitionG159for a sentence ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288;thereforeοὖνounG3767I willpunishπαιδεύσαςpaideusasG3811Him and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630Him.”

23But they were insistentἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945,with loudμεγάλαιςmegalaisG3173voicesφωναῖςphōnaisG5456,demandingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154that He be crucifiedσταυρωθῆναι,staurōthēnaiG4717.And their voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456beganto prevailκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.

24And soPilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091decidedἐπέκρινενepekrinenG1948to have their demandαἴτημαaitēmaG155carriedG1096outG1096.

25And he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630the manG3588for whomὃνhonG3739they were askingᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154,who had been thrownβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438for a revoltστάσινstasinG4714and murderφόνονphononG5408;but he handedG3860JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424overG3860to their willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307.

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