New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 27:1-20

1NowδὲdeG1161when morningG4407cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,allπάντεςpantesG3956the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992conferredἔλαβονelabonG4824 G2983togetherG4824againstκατὰkataG2596JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424to putθανατῶσαιthanatōsaiG2289Him toG2289deathG2289;

2and they boundδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210Him and ledG520Him awayἀπήγαγονapēgagonG520, andhandedG3860Him overG3860toPilateΠιλάτῳPilatōG4091the governorἡγεμόνι.¶hēgemoniG2232.

3ThenΤότεToteG5119whenJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455,who had betrayedπαραδιδοὺςparadidousG3860Him, sawG3708that He had been condemnedκατεκρίθη,katekrithēG2632,he feltG3338remorseG3338and returnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762the thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144piecesG694ofG694silverἀργύριαarguriaG694to the chiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749and eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,

4sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264by betrayingπαραδοὺςparadousG3860innocentἀθῷον.athōonG121bloodαἷμαhaimaG129.”But they saidG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101is that to us?You shall seeὄψῃ.opsēG3708to ityourselfσὺsuG4771!”

5And he threwῥίψαςrhipsasG4496the piecesG694ofG694silverἀργύριαarguriaG694intothe templeναὸνnaonG3485sanctuaryG3485and leftἀνεχώρησεν,anechōrēsenG402; andhe wentG565awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and hangedἀπήγξατο.¶apēgxatoG519himself.

6The chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983the piecesG694ofG694silverἀργύριαarguriaG694and saidG3004, “It is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to putβαλεῖνbaleinG906them in the templeG2878treasuryG2878,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893it is moneyG5092paidG5092for bloodαἵματόςaimatosG129.”

7And they conferredλαβόντεςlabontesG4824 G2983togetherG4824andwith the moneyαὐτῶνautōnG846boughtἠγόρασανēgorasanG59the Potter’sκεραμέωςkerameōsG2763FieldἀγρὸνagronG68as a burialG5027placeG5027for strangersξένοις.xenoisG3581.

8For thisG1352reasonG1352that fieldἀγρὸςagrosG68has been calledἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564the FieldἀγρὸςagrosG68of BloodαἵματοςaimatosG129to thisG4594dayσήμερον.¶sēmeronG4594.

9ThenΤότεToteG5119that which was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137: “Andthey tookἔλαβονelabonG2983the thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144piecesG694ofG694silverἀργύρια,arguriaG694,the priceτιμὴνtimēnG5092of the One whoseὃνhonG3739priceτετιμημένου,tetimēmenouG5091had been setἐτιμήσαντοetimēsantoG5091by the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474;

10andthey gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325them for the Potter’sκεραμέως,kerameōsG2763FieldἀγρὸνagronG68,justG2505asG2505the Lordκύριος.¶kuriosG2962directedσυνέταξένsunetaxenG4929me.”

11NowG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the governorἡγεμόνος·hēgemonosG2232,and the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “So You are theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;¶IoudaiōnG2453?”And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidἔφηephēG5346to him, “It is asyou sayλέγεις.legeisG3004.”

12And whileἐνenG1722He was being accusedκατηγορεῖσθαιkatēgoreisthaiG2723by the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749and eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,He did not offerG611anyοὐδὲνoudenG3762answerἀπεκρίνατο.¶apekrinatoG611.

13ThenΤότεToteG5119PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Do You not hearἀκούειςakoueisG191howπόσαposaG4214manyG4214thingsG4214they are testifyingG2649againstG2649You?”

14And stillHe did not answerἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611him inG4314regardG4314toG4314evenοὐδὲoudeG3761a singleἓνhenG1520chargeῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,soὥστεhōsteG5620the governorἡγεμόναhēgemonaG2232wasG2296greatlyλίαν.¶lianG3029amazedθαυμάζεινthaumazeinG2296.

15NowδὲdeG1161at the PassoverFeastἑορτὴνhe'ortēnG1859the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232was accustomedεἰώθειeiōtheiG1486to releaseἀπολύεινapolueinG630for thepeopleὄχλῳochlōG3793anyoneἕναhenaG1520prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198whomὃνhonG3739they wantedἤθελον.ēthelonG2309.

16And atG5119thatG5119timeτότεtoteG5119they were holdingεἶχονeichonG2192a notoriousἐπίσημονepisēmonG1978prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004BarabbasΒαραββᾶν.BarabbanG912.

17SoοὖνounG3767when the peopleG846gatheredG4863togetherG4863,PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidG3004to them, “WhomτίναtinaG5101do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you: BarabbasΒαραββᾶνBarabbanG912,orἢēG2228JesusG2424who is calledG3004Christχριστόν;christonG5547?”

18For he knewG3609that it wasbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of envyφθόνονphthononG5355thatthey had handedG3860Him overG3860.

19Andwhile he was sittingΚαθημένουKathēmenouG2521on the judgmentβήματοςbēmatosG968seatG968,his wifeγυνὴgunēG1135sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649him a message,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “See that you havenothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367to do with thatrighteousδικαίῳdikaiōG1342ManG1342; forlastG4594nightG4594I sufferedἔπαθονepathonG3958greatlyπολλὰpollaG4183in a dreamὄναρonarG3677becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of Him.”

20But the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245persuadedἔπεισανepeisanG3982the crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793toaskαἰτήσωνταιaitēsōntaiG154for BarabbasΒαραββᾶν,BarabbanG912,and to putG622JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424toG622deathG622.

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