New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 27:11-18

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.

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