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Luke 23 🔍 📕 📖 ↷

Jesus before Pilate

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1

And

καί

the whole

ἅπας

multitude

πλῆθος

of them

αὐτός

arose,

ἀνίστημι

and led

ἄγω

him

αὐτός

unto

ἐπί

Pilate.

Πιλᾶτος

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2

And

δέ

they began

ἄρχομαι

to accuse

κατηγορέω

him,

αὐτός

saying,

λέγω

We found

εὑρίσκω

this

τοῦτον

fellow perverting

διαστρέφω

the nation,

ἔθνος

and

καί

forbidding

κωλύω

to give

δίδωμι

tribute

φόρος

to Caesar,

Καῖσαρ

saying

λέγω

that he himself

ἑαυτοῦ

is

εἶναι

Christ

Χριστός

a King.

βασιλεύς

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3

And

δέ

Pilate

Πιλᾶτος

asked

ἐπερωτάω

him,

αὐτός

saying,

λέγω

Art

εἶ

thou

σύ

the King

βασιλεύς

of the Jews?

Ἰουδαῖος

And

δέ

he answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

him

αὐτός

and said,

φημί

Thou

σύ

sayest

λέγω

it.

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4

Then

δέ

said

Pilate

Πιλᾶτος

to

πρός

the chief priests

ἀρχιερεύς

and

καί

to the people,

ὄχλος

I find

εὑρίσκω

no

οὐδείς

fault

αἴτιον

in

ἐν

this

τούτῳ

man.

ἄνθρωπος

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5

And

δέ

they were the more fierce,

ἐπισχύω

saying,

λέγω

ὅτι

He stirreth up

ἀνασείω

the people,

λαός

teaching

διδάσκω

throughout

κατά

all

ὅλος

Jewry,

Ἰουδαία

beginning

ἄρχομαι

from

ἀπό

Galilee

Γαλιλαία

to

ἕως

this place.

ὧδε

Jesus before Herod

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6

When

δέ

Pilate

Πιλᾶτος

heard

ἀκούω

of Galilee,

Γαλιλαία

he asked

ἐπερωτάω

whether

εἰ

the man

ἄνθρωπος

were

ἐστί

a Galilaean.

Γαλιλαῖος

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7

And

καί

as soon as he knew

ἐπιγινώσκω

that

ὅτι

he belonged

ἐστί

unto

ἐκ

Herod's

Ἡρῴδης

jurisdiction,

ἐξουσία

he sent

ἀναπέμπω

him

αὐτός

to

πρός

Herod,

Ἡρῴδης

who

ὤν

himself

αὐτός

also

καί

was

ὤν

at

ἐν

Jerusalem

Ἱεροσόλυμα

at

ἐν

that

ταύταις

time.

ἡμέρα

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8

And

δέ

when Herod

Ἡρῴδης

saw

οἶδα

Jesus,

Ἰησοῦς

he was exceeding

λίαν

glad:

χαίρω

for

γάρ

he was

ἦν

desirous

θέλω

to see

οἶδα

him

αὐτός

of

ἐκ

a long

ἱκανός

season, because

διά

he had heard

ἀκούω

many things

πολύς

of

περί

him;

αὐτός

and

καί

he hoped

ἐλπίζω

to have seen

οἶδα

some

τις

miracle

σημεῖον

done

γίνομαι

by

ὑπό

him.

αὐτός

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9

Then

δέ

he questioned

ἐπερωτάω

with him

αὐτός

in

ἐν

many

ἱκανός

words;

λόγος

but

δέ

he

αὐτός

answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

him

αὐτός

nothing.

οὐδείς

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10

And

δέ

the chief priests

ἀρχιερεύς

and

καί

scribes

γραμματεύς

stood

ἵστημι

and vehemently

εὐτόνως

accused

κατηγορέω

him.

αὐτός

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11

And

δέ

Herod

Ἡρῴδης

with

σύν

his

αὐτός

men of war

στράτευμα

set

ἐξουθενέω

him

αὐτός

at nought,

ἐξουθενέω

and

καί

mocked

ἐμπαίζω

him, and arrayed

περιβάλλω

him

αὐτός

in a gorgeous

λαμπρός

robe,

ἐσθής

and sent

ἀναπέμπω

him

αὐτός

again

ἀναπέμπω

to Pilate.

Πιλᾶτος

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12

And

δέ

ὅς

the same

ἐν

αὐτός

day

ἡμέρα

Pilate

Πιλᾶτος

and

καί

Herod

Ἡρῴδης

were made

γίνομαι

friends

φίλος

together:

μετά

τέ

ἀλλήλων

for

γάρ

before

προϋπάρχω

they were

ὤν

at

ἐν

enmity

ἔχθρα

between

πρός

themselves.

ἑαυτοῦ

Crowd Chooses Barabbas

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13

And

δέ

Pilate,

Πιλᾶτος

when he had called together

συγκαλέω

the chief priests

ἀρχιερεύς

and

καί

the rulers

ἄρχων

and

καί

the people,

λαός

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14

Said

unto

πρός

them,

αὐτός

Ye have brought

προσφέρω

this

τούτῳ

man

ἄνθρωπος

unto me,

μοί

as

ὡς

one that perverteth

ἀποστρέφω

the people:

λαός

and,

καί

behold,

ἰδού

I,

ἐγώ

having examined

ἀνακρίνω

him before

ἐνώπιον

you,

ὑμῶν

have found

εὑρίσκω

no

οὐδείς

fault

αἴτιον

in

ἐν

this

τοῦτον

man

ἄνθρωπος

touching those things

ὅς

whereof

κατά

ye accuse

κατηγορέω

him:

αὐτός

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15

No,

ἀλλά

nor yet

οὐδέ

Herod:

Ἡρῴδης

for

γάρ

I sent

ἀναπέμπω

you

ὑμᾶς

to

πρός

him;

αὐτός

and,

καί

lo,

ἰδού

nothing

οὐδείς

worthy

ἄξιος

of death

θάνατος

is

ἐστί

done

πράσσω

unto him.

αὐτός

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16

I will

παιδεύω

therefore

οὖν

chastise

παιδεύω

him,

αὐτός

and release

ἀπολύω

him.

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17

(For

δέ

of necessity

ἀνάγκη

he must

ἔχω

release

ἀπολύω

one

εἷς

unto them

αὐτός

at

κατά

the feast.

ἑορτή

)

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18

And

δέ

they cried out

ἀνακράζω

all at once,

παμπληθεί

saying,

λέγω

Away with

αἴρω

this

τοῦτον

man, and

δέ

release

ἀπολύω

unto us

ἡμῖν

Barabbas:

Βαραββᾶς

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19

(Who

ὅστις

for

ἦν

διά

a certain

τις

sedition

στάσις

made

γίνομαι

in

ἐν

the city,

πόλις

and

καί

for murder,

φόνος

was cast

βάλλω

into

εἰς

prison.

φυλακή

)

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20

Pilate

Πιλᾶτος

therefore,

οὖν

willing

θέλω

to release

ἀπολύω

Jesus,

Ἰησοῦς

spake

προσφωνέω

again

πάλιν

to them.

προσφωνέω

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21

But

δέ

they cried,

ἐπιφωνέω

saying,

λέγω

Crucify

σταυρόω

him, crucify

σταυρόω

him.

αὐτός

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22

And

δέ

he said

unto

πρός

them

αὐτός

the third time,

τρίτος

Why,

γάρ

what

τίς

evil

κακός

hath

ποιέω

he

οὗτος

done?

ποιέω

I have found

εὑρίσκω

no

οὐδείς

cause

αἴτιον

of death

θάνατος

in

ἐν

him:

αὐτός

I will

παιδεύω

therefore

οὖν

chastise

παιδεύω

him,

αὐτός

and let him go.

ἀπολύω

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23

And

δέ

they were instant

ἐπίκειμαι

with loud

μέγας

voices,

φωνή

requiring

αἰτέω

that he

αὐτός

might be crucified.

σταυρόω

And

καί

the voices

φωνή

of them

αὐτός

and

καί

of the chief priests

ἀρχιερεύς

prevailed.

κατισχύω

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24

And

δέ

Pilate

Πιλᾶτος

gave sentence

ἐπικρίνω

that it should be as

γίνομαι

they

αὐτός

required.

αἴτημα

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25

And

δέ

he released

ἀπολύω

unto them

αὐτός

him that for

διά

sedition

στάσις

and

καί

murder

φόνος

was cast

βάλλω

into

εἰς

prison,

φυλακή

whom

ὅς

they had desired;

αἰτέω

but

δέ

he delivered

παραδίδωμι

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

to their

αὐτός

will.

θέλημα

Crucifixion

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26

And

καί

as

ὡς

they led

ἀπάγω

him

αὐτός

away,

ἀπάγω

they laid hold upon

ἐπιλαμβάνομαι

one

τις

Simon,

Σίμων

a Cyrenian,

Κυρηναῖος

coming

ἔρχομαι

out of

ἀπό

the country,

ἀγρός

and on

ἐπιτίθημι

him

αὐτός

they laid

ἐπιτίθημι

the cross,

σταυρός

that he might bear

φέρω

it after

ὄπισθεν

Jesus.

Ἰησοῦς

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27

And

δέ

there followed

ἀκολουθέω

him

αὐτός

a great

πολύς

company

πλῆθος

of people,

λαός

and

καί

of women,

γυνή

which

ὅς

also

καί

bewailed

κόπτω

and

καί

lamented

θρηνέω

him.

αὐτός

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28

But

δέ

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

turning

στρέφω

unto

πρός

them

αὐτός

said,

Daughters

θυγάτηρ

of Jerusalem,

Ἱερουσαλήμ

weep

κλαίω

not

μή

for

ἐπί

me,

ἐμέ

but

πλήν

weep

κλαίω

for

ἐπί

yourselves,

ἑαυτοῦ

and

καί

for

ἐπί

your

ὑμῶν

children.

τέκνον

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29

For,

ὅτι

behold,

ἰδού

the days

ἡμέρα

are coming,

ἔρχομαι

in

ἐν

the which

ὅς

they shall say,

ἐρεῶ

Blessed

μακάριος

are the barren,

στεῖρος

and

καί

the wombs

κοιλία

that

ὅς

never

οὐ

bare,

γεννάω

and

καί

the paps

μαστός

which

ὅς

never

οὐ

gave suck.

θηλάζω

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30

Then

τότε

shall they begin

ἄρχομαι

to say

λέγω

to the mountains,

ὄρος

Fall

πίπτω

on

ἐπί

us;

ἡμᾶς

and

καί

to the hills,

βουνός

Cover

καλύπτω

us.

ἡμᾶς

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31

For

ὅτι

if

εἰ

they do

ποιέω

these things

ταῦτα

in

ἐν

a green

ὑγρός

tree,

ξύλον

what

τίς

shall be done

γίνομαι

in

ἐν

the dry?

ξηρός

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32

And

δέ

there were also

καί

two

δύο

other,

ἕτερος

malefactors,

κακοῦργος

led

ἄγω

with

σύν

him

αὐτός

to be put to death.

ἀναιρέω

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33

And

καί

when

ὅτε

they were come

ἀπέρχομαι

to

ἐπί

the place,

τόπος

which

ὁ

is called

καλέω

Calvary,

κρανίον

there

ἐκεῖ

they crucified

σταυρόω

him,

αὐτός

and

καί

the malefactors,

κακοῦργος

one

ὅς

μέν

on

ἐκ

the right hand,

δεξιός

and

δέ

the other

ὅς

on

ἐκ

the left.

ἀριστερός

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34

Then

δέ

said

λέγω

Jesus,

Ἰησοῦς

Father,

πατήρ

forgive

ἀφίημι

them;

αὐτός

for

γάρ

they know

οἶδα

not

οὐ

what

τίς

they do.

ποιέω

And

δέ

they parted

διαμερίζω

his

αὐτός

raiment,

ἱμάτιον

and cast

βάλλω

lots.

κλῆρος

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35

And

καί

the people

λαός

stood

ἵστημι

beholding.

θεωρέω

And

δέ

the rulers

ἄρχων

also

καί

with

σύν

them

αὐτός

derided

ἐκμυκτηρίζω

him, saying,

λέγω

He saved

σῴζω

others;

ἄλλος

let him save

σῴζω

himself,

ἑαυτοῦ

if

εἰ

he

οὗτος

be

ἐστί

Christ,

Χριστός

the chosen

ἐκλεκτός

of God.

θεός

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36

And

δέ

the soldiers

στρατιώτης

also

καί

mocked

ἐμπαίζω

him,

αὐτός

coming

προσέρχομαι

to him, and

καί

offering

προσφέρω

him

αὐτός

vinegar,

ὄξος

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37

And

καί

saying,

λέγω

If

εἰ

thou

σύ

be

εἶ

the king

βασιλεύς

of the Jews,

Ἰουδαῖος

save

σῴζω

thyself.

σεαυτοῦ

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38

And

δέ

a superscription

ἐπιγραφή

also

καί

was

ἦν

written

γράφω

over

ἐπί

him

αὐτός

in letters

γράμμα

of Greek,

Ἑλληνικός

and

καί

Latin,

Ῥωμαϊκός

and

καί

Hebrew,

Ἑβραϊκός

THIS

οὗτος

IS

ἐστί

THE KING

βασιλεύς

OF THE JEWS.

Ἰουδαῖος

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39

And

δέ

one

εἷς

of the malefactors

κακοῦργος

which were hanged

κρεμάννυμι

railed

βλασφημέω

on him,

αὐτός

saying,

λέγω

If

εἰ

thou

σύ

be

εἶ

Christ,

Χριστός

save

σῴζω

thyself

σεαυτοῦ

and

καί

us.

ἡμᾶς

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40

But

δέ

the other

ἕτερος

answering

ἀποκρίνομαι

rebuked

ἐπιτιμάω

him,

αὐτός

saying,

λέγω

Dost

φοβέομαι

not

οὐδέ

thou

σύ

fear

φοβέομαι

God,

θεός

seeing

ὅτι

thou art

εἶ

in

ἐν

the same

αὐτός

condemnation?

κρίμα

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41

And

καί

we

ἡμεῖς

indeed

μέν

justly;

δικαίως

for

γάρ

we receive

ἀπολαμβάνω

the due reward

ἄξιος

of our

ὅς

deeds:

πράσσω

but

δέ

this man

οὗτος

hath done

πράσσω

nothing

οὐδείς

amiss.

ἄτοπος

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42

And

καί

he said

λέγω

unto Jesus,

Ἰησοῦς

Lord,

κύριος

remember

μνάομαι

me

μοῦ

when

ὅταν

thou comest

ἔρχομαι

into

ἐν

thy

σοῦ

kingdom.

βασιλεία

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43

And

καί

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

said

unto him,

αὐτός

Verily

ἀμήν

I say

λέγω

unto thee,

σοί

To day

σήμερον

shalt thou be

ἔσομαι

with

μετά

me

ἐμοῦ

in

ἐν

paradise.

παράδεισος

Death of Jesus

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44

And

δέ

it was

ἦν

about

ὡσεί

the sixth

ἕκτος

hour,

ὥρα

and

καί

there was

γίνομαι

a darkness

σκότος

over

ἐπί

all

ὅλος

the earth

γῆ

until

ἕως

the ninth

ἔνατος

hour.

ὥρα

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45

And

καί

the sun

ἥλιος

was darkened,

σκοτίζω

and

καί

the veil

καταπέτασμα

of the temple

ναός

was rent

σχίζω

in the midst.

μέσος

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46

And

καί

when Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

had cried

φωνέω

with a loud

μέγας

voice,

φωνή

he said,

Father,

πατήρ

into

εἰς

thy

σοῦ

hands

χείρ

I commend

παρατίθημι

my

μοῦ

spirit:

πνεῦμα

and

καί

having said

thus,

ταῦτα

he gave up the ghost.

ἐκπνέω

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47

Now

δέ

when the centurion

ἑκατοντάρχης

hekatontarchēs

saw

οἶδα

what was done,

γίνομαι

he glorified

δοξάζω

God,

θεός

saying,

λέγω

Certainly

ὄντως

this

οὗτος

was

ἦν

a righteous

δίκαιος

man.

ἄνθρωπος

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48

And

καί

all

πᾶς

the people

ὄχλος

that came together

συμπαραγίνομαι

to

ἐπί

that

ταύτῃ

sight,

θεωρία

beholding

θεωρέω

the things which were done,

γίνομαι

smote

τύπτω

their

ἑαυτοῦ

breasts,

στῆθος

and returned.

ὑποστρέφω

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49

And

δέ

all

πᾶς

his

αὐτός

acquaintance,

γνωστός

and

καί

the women

γυνή

that followed

συνακολουθέω

him

αὐτός

from

ἀπό

Galilee,

Γαλιλαία

stood

ἵστημι

afar off,

μακρόθεν

beholding

ὁράω

these things.

ταῦτα

Burial of Jesus

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50

And,

καί

behold,

ἰδού

there was a man

ἀνήρ

named

ὄνομα

Joseph,

Ἰωσήφ

a counsellor;

βουλευτής

and he was a good

ὑπάρχω

ἀγαθός

man,

ἀνήρ

and

καί

a just:

δίκαιος

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51

(The same

οὗτος

had

συγκατατίθημι

synkatatithēmi

not

οὐ

consented

συγκατατίθημι

synkatatithēmi

ἦν

to the counsel

βουλή

and

καί

deed

πρᾶξις

of them;

αὐτός

) he was of

ἀπό

Arimathaea,

Ἀριμαθαία

a city

πόλις

of the Jews:

Ἰουδαῖος

καί

who

ὅς

also

καί

himself

αὐτός

waited for

προσδέχομαι

the kingdom

βασιλεία

of God.

θεός

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52

This

οὗτος

man went

προσέρχομαι

unto Pilate,

Πιλᾶτος

and begged

αἰτέω

the body

σῶμα

of Jesus.

Ἰησοῦς

💬📚

53

And

καί

he took

καθαιρέω

it

αὐτός

down,

καθαιρέω

and wrapped

ἐντυλίσσω

it

αὐτός

in linen,

σινδών

and

καί

laid

τίθημι

it

αὐτός

in

ἐν

a sepulchre

μνῆμα

that was hewn in stone,

λαξευτός

wherein

οὗ

never

οὐ

man

οὐδέπω

before

οὐδείς

was

ἦν

laid.

κεῖμαι

💬📚

54

And

καί

that day

ἡμέρα

was

ἦν

the preparation,

παρασκευή

and

καί

the sabbath

σάββατον

drew on.

ἐπιφώσκω

💬📚

55

And

δέ

the women

γυνή

also,

καί

which

ὅστις

came

ἦν

συνέρχομαι

with him

αὐτός

from

ἐκ

Galilee,

Γαλιλαία

followed after,

κατακολουθέω

and beheld

θεάομαι

the sepulchre,

μνημεῖον

and

καί

how

ὡς

his

αὐτός

body

σῶμα

was laid.

τίθημι

💬📚

56

And they returned,

ὑποστρέφω

and

δέ

prepared

ἑτοιμάζω

spices

ἄρωμα

and

καί

ointments;

μύρον

and

καί

rested

ἡσυχάζω

μέν

the sabbath day

σάββατον

according

κατά

to the commandment.

ἐντολή

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