1EarlyG2117in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749with the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,and the entireὅλονholonG3650Councilσυνέδριον,sunedrionG4892immediatelyG2117heldποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160a consultationσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824;and they boundδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and ledG667Him awayἀπήνεγκανapēnegkanG667,and turnedG3860Him overG3860to PilateΠιλάτῳ.¶PilatōG4091.
2PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him: “SoYou are the KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”And He answeredἀποκριθεὶς λέγει·apokritheis legeiG611G3004him, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”
3And the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749startedaccusingκατηγόρουνkatēgorounG2723Himof manyπολλά.¶pollaG4183thingsG4183.
6NowδὲdeG1161at the PassoverFeastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859he used to releaseἀπέλυενapeluenG630for them anyoneἕναhenaG1520prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198whomὃνhonG3739they requestedπαρῃτοῦντο.parētountoG3868.
7And the one namedλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶςBarabbasG912had beenἦνēnG1510imprisonedδεδεμένοςdedemenosG1210with the rebelsG4714whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748had committedπεποιήκεισαν.pepoiēkeisanG4160murderφόνονphononG5408in the revoltG4714.
8And the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793wentG305upG305and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757askingαἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiG154Pilate to doas he had been accustomed to doἐποίειepoieiG4160for them.
9PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you the KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”
10For he was awareἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097that the chiefἀρχιερεῖς.archiereisG749priestsG749had handedG3860Him overG3860becauseδιὰdiaG1223of envyφθόνονphthononG5355.
11But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749stirredG383upG383the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to ask himto releaseἀπολύσῃapolusēG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912for them insteadμᾶλλονmallonG3123.
12And respondingἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611againπάλινpalinG3825,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160with Him whomὃνhonG3739you callλέγετεlegeteG3004the KingβασιλέαbasileaG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?”
14But PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακόν;kakonG2556has He doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160?”But they shoutedἔκραξαν·ekraxanG2896allG4057theG4057moreG4057, “CrucifyσταύρωσονstaurōsonG4717Him!”
15IntentβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014on satisfyingἱκανὸν ποιῆσαιhikanon poiēsaiG4160G2425the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793,PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912for them, and after having JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424floggedφραγελλώσαςphragellōsasG5417,he handedG3860Him overG3860to be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.
16NowδὲdeG1161the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757tookG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520into thepalaceαὐλῆς,aulēsG833(that is, the Praetoriumπραιτώριον,praitōrionG4232),and they calledG4779togetherσυγκαλοῦσινsugkalousinG4779the wholeὅληνholēnG3650RomancohortσπεῖρανspeiranG4686.
17And they dressedἐνδιδύσκουσινendiduskousinG1737Him inpurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209,and after twistingG4120togetherπλέξαντεςplexantesG4120a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of thornsἀκάνθινονakanthinonG174,they putπεριτιθέασινperititheasinG4060it on Him;
18and they beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757salutingἀσπάζεσθαιaspazesthaiG782Him: “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453!”
19And they repeatedlybeatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180His headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776with areedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563and spitG1716onG1716Him, and kneelingτιθέντες γόναταtithentes gonataG1119G5087,they bowedG4352downπροσεκύνουνprosekunounG4352beforeG4352Him.
20And afterὅτεhoteG3753they had mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, they tookG1562thepurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209cloakoffG1562Him and putἐνέδυσανenedusanG1746His owngarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on Him. And they ledG1806Him outG1806to crucifyσταυρώσωσινstaurōsōsinG4717Him.
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