New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 27:11-30

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.

21And the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232saidG3004to them, “WhichτίναtinaG5101of the twoδύοduoG1417do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309me to releaseἀπολύσωapolusōG630for you?” And they saidG3004, “BarabbasΒαραββᾶν.BarabbanG912.”

22PilateΠιλᾶτος·PilatosG4091saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160with JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424who is calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004Christχριστόν;christonG5547?”They allπάντες·pantesG3956saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “Crucifyσταυρωθήτω.staurōthētōG4717Him!”

23But he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “WhyγὰρgarG1063,whatτίtiG5101evilκακὸνkakonG2556has He doneἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160?”Yet they kept shoutingἔκραζονekrazonG2896allG4057theG4057moreG4057,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Crucifyσταυρωθήτω.¶staurōthētōG4717Him!”

24NowδὲdeG1161when PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091sawG3708that he was accomplishingὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762,but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thata riotθόρυβοςthorubosG2351was startingγίνεται,ginetaiG1096,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983waterὕδωρhudōrG5204andwashedἀπενίψατοapenipsatoG633his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495inG2713frontG2713ofG2713the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510innocentἀθῷόςathōosG121ofthisG3778Man’sG3778bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129;you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771shall seeG3708.”

25And allπᾶςpasG3956the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611 G3004, “His bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shall beon us and on our childrenτέκναteknaG5043!”

26ThenτότεtoteG5119he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630BarabbasΒαραββᾶν·BarabbanG912for them; but after having JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424floggedφραγελλώσαςphragellōsasG5417,he handedG3860Him overG3860to be crucifiedσταυρωθῇ.¶staurōthēaG4717.

27ThenΤότεToteG5119the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757of the governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232tookπαραλαβόντεςparalabontesG3880JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424into thePraetoriumπραιτώριονpraitōrionG4232and gatheredσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863the wholeὅληνholēnG3650Romancohortσπεῖραν,speiranG4686to Him.

28And they strippedἐκδύσαντεςekdusantesG1562Him andputπεριέθηκανperiethēkanG4060a redκοκκίνηνkokkinēnG2847cloakχλαμύδαchlamudaG5511on Him.

29And after twistingπλέξαντεςplexantesG4120together a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735of thornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173,they putἐπέθηκανepethēkanG2007it on His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776, and put areedκάλαμονkalamonG2563in His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188;and they kneltG1120downG1120beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Him and mockedἐνέπαιξανenepaixanG1702Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HailχαῖρεchaireG5463,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453!”

30Andthey spitἐμπτύσαντεςemptusantesG1716on Him, and tookἔλαβονelabonG2983the reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563and beatἔτυπτονetuptonG5180Him on the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

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