Revised Literal Translation

Luke 23:1-25

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532the wholeἅπανhapanG537multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588 G4128of themαὐτῶνautōnG846aroseἀναστὰνanastanG450,and ledἤγαγονēgagonG71himαὐτὸνautonG846untoἐπὶepiG1909Pilateτὸν Πιλᾶτον.¶ton PilatonG3588 G4091.

2AndδὲdeG1161they beganG756to accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723himαὐτοῦautouG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,We foundεὕραμενheuramenG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778fellowpervertingδιαστρέφονταdiastrephontaG1294the nationτὸ ἔθνοςto ethnosG3588 G1484,andG2532forbiddingκωλύονταkōluontaG2967to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325tributeφόρουςphorousG5411to CæsarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,sayingλέγονταlegontaG3004that he himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438isG1510ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547a KingβασιλέαbasileaG935.

3ὉHoG3588ὁhoG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091askedG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ArtεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771the Kingβασιλεὺς ὁbasileus hoG3588 G935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?AndδὲdeG1161he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611himαὐτῷautōG846and saidἔφη·ephēG5346,ThouσὺsuG4771sayestλέγεις.legeisG3004it.

4ὁhoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161saidG3004PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091toπρὸςprosG4314the chief priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςtous archiereisG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532tothe peopleτοὺς ὄχλους·tous ochlousG3588 G3793,I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762faultαἴτιονaitionG159inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778manτῷ ἀνθρώπῳtō anthrōpōG3588 G444.

5οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they were the more fierceἐπίσχυονepischuonG2001,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754He stirreth upἀνασείειanaseieiG383the peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650Jewryτῆς Ἰουδαίαςtēs IoudaiasG3588 G2449,beginningG756fromἀπὸapoG575Galileeτῆς Γαλιλαίαςtēs GalilaiasG3588 G1056toἕωςhe'ōsG2193this placeὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

6WhenδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091heardἀκούσαςakousasG191of GalileeG1056,he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905whetherεἰeiG1487the manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444wereἐστιν,estinG1510a GalilæanΓαλιλαῖόςGalilaiosG1057.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532as soon as he knewἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he belongedἐστίν,estinG1510untoἐκekG1537Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264jurisdictionτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849,he sentἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375himαὐτὸνautonG846toπρὸςprosG4314HerodἩρῴδηνHērōdēnG2264,who himselfαὐτὸνautonG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532wasὄνταontaG1510atἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atἐνenG1722thatταύταιςtautaisG3778timeταῖς ἡμέραις.¶tais hēmeraisG3588 G2250.

8ὉHoG3588τὸνtonG3588And whenδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264sawG3708JesusἸησοῦν τὸIēsoun toG3588 G2424,he wasG5463exceedingλίαν·lianG3029gladἐχάρηecharēG5463:forγὰρgarG1063he wasἦνēnG1510desirousθέλωνthelōnG2309to seeG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846ofἐξexG1537a longἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425season,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had heardἀκούεινakoueinG191many thingsG4183ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦautouG846;andκαὶkaiG2532he hopedἤλπιζένēlpizenG1679to have seenG3708someτιtiG5100miracleσημεῖονsēmeionG4592doneγινόμενον.ginomenonG1096byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259himαὐτοῦautouG846.

9ThenδὲdeG1161heαὐτὸνautonG846questionedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905with himαὐτὸςautosG846inἐνenG1722manyἱκανοῖς·hikanoisG2425wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056;butδὲdeG1161he answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611himαὐτῷ.autōG846nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762.

10AndδὲdeG1161the chief priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςhoi archiereisG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesοἱ γραμματεῖςhoi grammateisG3588 G1122stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476andG2723vehementlyεὐτόνωςeutonōsG2159accusedG2723himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

11AndδὲdeG1161Herodὁ Ἡρῴδηςho HērōdēsG3588 G2264withσὺνsunG4862hisG846men of warτοῖς στρατεύμασινtois strateumasinG3588 G4753setG1848himG846at noughtG1848,andG2532mockedἐμπαίξας,empaixasG1702him,and arrayedπεριβαλὼνperibalōnG4016himG846in a gorgeousλαμπρὰνlampranG2986robeἐσθῆταesthētaG2066,and sentG375himG846againG375to Pilateτῷ Πιλάτῳ.tō PilatōG3588 G4091.

12AndδὲdeG1161ἐνenG1722the sameG846dayὅ ἡμέρᾳho hēmeraG3588 G2250τεteG5037PilateὁhoG3588 G4091andκαὶkaiG2532HerodἩρῴδης τῇHērōdēs tēaG3588 G2264were madeἐγένοντοegenontoG1096friendsφίλοιphiloiG5384togetherμετ᾽ ἀλλήλων·met᾽ allēlōnG3326 G240:forγὰρgarG1063beforeπροϋπῆρχονproupērchonG4391they wereὄντεςontesG1510atἐνenG1722enmityἔχθρᾳechthraG2189betweenπρὸςprosG4314themselvesG1438.

13AndδὲdeG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091,when he had called togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779the chief priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςtous archiereisG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532the rulersτοὺς ἄρχονταςtous archontasG3588 G758andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992,

14SaidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,Ye have broughtπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manτὸν ἄνθρωπονton anthrōponG3588 G444unto meG1473,asὡςhōsG5613one that pervertethἀποστρέφονταapostrephontaG654the peopleτὸν λαόν·ton laonG3588 G2992:andκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,IG1473,having examinedἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350himbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,have foundεὗρονheuronG2147noοὐθὲνouthenG3762faultαἴτιονaitionG159inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778manτῷ ἀνθρώπῳtō anthrōpōG3588 G444touching those things whereofὧνhōnG3739ye accuseκατηγορεῖτεkatēgoreiteG2723κατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦ·autouG846:

15Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,nor yetοὐδὲoudeG3761HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264:forγὰρgarG1063I sentἀνέπεμψενanepempsenG375youG4771toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846;andκαὶkaiG2532,loG3708,nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288isἐστὶνestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238unto himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

16I willG3811thereforeοὖνounG3767chastiseG3811himαὐτὸνautonG846,and releaseἀπολύσω.apolusōG630him.

17(ForG1161of necessityG318he mustG2192releaseG630oneG1520unto themG846atG2596the feastG1859.)

18AndδὲdeG1161they cried outἀνέκραγονanekragonG349all at onceπαμπληθεὶpamplētheiG3826,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Away withαἶρεaireG142thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778man,andδὲdeG1161releaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630unto usG1473Barabbasτὸν Βαραββᾶν·ton BarabbanG3588 G912:

19(WhoὅστιςhostisG3748ἦνēnG1510forδιὰdiaG1223a certainτινὰtinaG5100seditionστάσινstasinG4714madeγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096inG1722the cityπόλειpoleiG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532for murderφόνονphononG5408,was castβληθεὶςblētheisG906intoG1519prisonφυλακῇ.¶phulakēaG5438.)

20Pilateὁ Πιλᾶτοςho PilatosG3588 G4091thereforeG3767,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦν.ton IēsounG3588 G2424,spakeπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377again to themΠάλινPalinG3825.

21οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161they criedἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,CrucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717him,crucifyσταύρουstaurouG4717himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

22ὉHoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846the third timeτρίτονtritonG5154,WhyτίtiG5101,whatγὰρgarG1063evilκακὸνkakonG2556hathG4160heοὗτος;houtosG3778doneG4160?I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147noοὐδὲνoudenG3762causeαἴτιονaitionG159of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846:I willG3811thereforeοὖνounG3767chastiseG3811himαὐτὸνautonG846,and letG630himgoG630.

23G3588AndδὲdeG1161they were instantἐπέκειντοepekeintoG1945with loudμεγάλαιςmegalaisG3173voicesφωναῖςphōnaisG5456,requiringαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154thatG4717heαὐτὸνautonG846might be crucifiedG4717.AndG2532the voicesφωναὶphōnaiG3588 G5456of themαὐτῶνautōnG846andG2532of the chief priestsG3588 G749prevailedκατίσχυονkatischuonG2729.

24G3588AndG1161PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091gave sentenceἐπέκρινενepekrinenG1948that it should beγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096as theyαὐτῶν.autōnG846requiredαἴτημαaitēmaG3588 G155.

25G3588AndδὲdeG1161he releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630unto themG846him thatG3588forδιὰdiaG1223seditionστάσινstasinG4714andκαὶkaiG2532murderφόνονphononG5408was castβεβλημένονbeblēmenonG906intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG3588 G5438,whomὃνhonG3739they had desiredᾐτοῦντο·ētountoG154;butδὲdeG1161he deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424to theirG846willθελήματιthelēmatiG3588 G2307.

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