Luke 23 Cross References - BIB

¹ Καὶ (And) ἀναστὰν (having risen up), ἅπαν (all) τὸ (the) πλῆθος (multitude) αὐτῶν (of them) ἤγαγον (led) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate). ² ἤρξαντο (They began) δὲ (then) κατηγορεῖν (to accuse) αὐτοῦ (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Τοῦτον (This man) εὕραμεν (we found) διαστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸ (the) ἔθνος (nation) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) κωλύοντα (forbidding) φόρους (tribute) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) διδόναι (to be given), καὶ (and) λέγοντα (declaring) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) Χριστὸν (Christ), βασιλέα (a king), εἶναι (to be).” ³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἠρώτησεν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγων (saying), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) αὐτῷ (him), ἔφη (He was saying), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (say).” ⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) ὄχλους (crowds), “Οὐδὲν (Not) εὑρίσκω (find I) αἴτιον (guilt) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this).” ⁵ Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπίσχυον (they kept insisting), λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-), “Ἀνασείει (He stirs up) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people), διδάσκων (teaching) καθ’ (throughout) ὅλης (all) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) ἀρξάμενος (He has begun) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ἕως (even to) ὧδε (here).” ⁶ Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) δὲ (now) ἀκούσας (having heard), ἐπηρώτησεν (asked) εἰ (whether) ὁ (the) ἄνθρωπος (man) Γαλιλαῖός (a Galilean) ἐστιν (is), ⁷ καὶ (and) ἐπιγνοὺς (having learned) ὅτι (that) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) ἐξουσίας (jurisdiction) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod) ἐστὶν (He is), ἀνέπεμψεν (he sent up) αὐτὸν (Him) πρὸς (to) Ἡρῴδην (Herod), ὄντα (being) καὶ (also) αὐτὸν (he himself) ἐν (in) Ἱεροσολύμοις (Jerusalem) ἐν (in) ταύταις (those) ταῖς (-) ἡμέραις (days). ⁸ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἡρῴδης (Herod), ἰδὼν (having seen) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἐχάρη (was glad) λίαν (exceedingly); ἦν (he was) γὰρ (for) ἐξ (of) ἱκανῶν (a long) χρόνων (time) θέλων (wishing) ἰδεῖν (to see) αὐτὸν (Him), διὰ (because of) τὸ (-) ἀκούειν (hearing) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (Him); καὶ (and) ἤλπιζέν (he was hoping) τι (some) σημεῖον (sign) ἰδεῖν (to see) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (Him) γινόμενον (done). ⁹ ἐπηρώτα (He kept questioning) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐν (in) λόγοις (words) ἱκανοῖς (many); αὐτὸς (He) δὲ (however) οὐδὲν (nothing) ἀπεκρίνατο (answered) αὐτῷ (him). ¹⁰ Εἱστήκεισαν (Had been standing by) δὲ (now) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes), εὐτόνως (vehemently) κατηγοροῦντες (accusing) αὐτοῦ (Him). ¹¹ ἐξουθενήσας (Having set at naught) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (Him), ‹καὶ› (also) ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) σὺν (with) τοῖς (the) στρατεύμασιν (troops) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἐμπαίξας (having mocked Him), περιβαλὼν (having put on Him) ἐσθῆτα (apparel) λαμπρὰν (splendid), ἀνέπεμψεν (sent back) αὐτὸν (him) τῷ (to) Πιλάτῳ (Pilate). ¹² Ἐγένοντο (Became) δὲ (then) φίλοι (friends) ὅ (-) τε (both) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) καὶ (and) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἐν (on) αὐτῇ (that) τῇ (-) ἡμέρᾳ (day) μετ’ (with) ἀλλήλων (one another); προϋπῆρχον (previously it had been that) γὰρ (for) ἐν (at) ἔχθρᾳ (enmity) ὄντες (they were) πρὸς (between) αὑτούς (themselves). ¹³ Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) δὲ (then), συνκαλεσάμενος (having called together) τοὺς (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) ἄρχοντας (rulers) καὶ (and) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people), ¹⁴ εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Προσηνέγκατέ (You brought) μοι (to me) τὸν (the) ἄνθρωπον (man) τοῦτον (this), ὡς (as) ἀποστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸν (the) λαόν (people); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἐγὼ (I) ἐνώπιον (before) ὑμῶν (you) ἀνακρίνας (having examined Him), οὐθὲν (nothing) εὗρον (found) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this) αἴτιον (guilty) ὧν (of that) κατηγορεῖτε (accusation you are bringing) κατ’ (against) αὐτοῦ (Him). ¹⁵ ἀλλ’ (No), οὐδὲ (not even) Ἡρῴδης (Herod did); ἀνέπεμψεν (he sent back) γὰρ (for) αὐτὸν (Him) πρὸς (to) ἡμᾶς (us). καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), οὐδὲν (nothing) ἄξιον (worthy) θανάτου (of death) ἐστὶν (is) πεπραγμένον (done) αὐτῷ (by Him). ¹⁶ παιδεύσας (Having chastised) οὖν (therefore) αὐτὸν (Him), ἀπολύσω (I will release Him).” ^{17 18} Ἀνέκραγον (They cried out) δὲ (however) παμπληθεὶ* (all together), λέγοντες (saying), “Αἶρε (Away with) τοῦτον (this man), ἀπόλυσον (release) δὲ (now) ἡμῖν (to us) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas),” ¹⁹ ὅστις (who) ἦν (was) διὰ (on account of) στάσιν (insurrection) τινὰ (a certain) γενομένην (having been made) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πόλει (city), καὶ (and) φόνον (murder), βληθεὶς (having been cast) ἐν (into) τῇ (the) φυλακῇ (prison). ²⁰ Πάλιν (Again) δὲ (therefore) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) προσεφώνησεν (called) αὐτοῖς (to them), θέλων (wishing) ἀπολῦσαι (to release) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus). ²¹ οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπεφώνουν (they were crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Σταύρου (Crucify), σταύρου (crucify) αὐτόν (Him).” ²² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) τρίτον (a third time) εἶπεν (he said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Τί (What) γὰρ (for) κακὸν (evil) ἐποίησεν (did commit) οὗτος (this man)? οὐδὲν (No) αἴτιον (cause) θανάτου (of death) εὗρον (found I) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him). παιδεύσας (Having chastised) οὖν (therefore) αὐτὸν (Him), ἀπολύσω (I will release Him).” ²³ Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπέκειντο (they were urgent), φωναῖς (with voices) μεγάλαις (loud), αἰτούμενοι (asking for) αὐτὸν (Him) σταυρωθῆναι (to be crucified). καὶ (And) κατίσχυον (were prevailing) αἱ (the) φωναὶ (voices) αὐτῶν (of them). ²⁴ καὶ (and) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἐπέκρινεν (sentenced) γενέσθαι (to be done) τὸ (the) αἴτημα (demand) αὐτῶν (of them). ²⁵ ἀπέλυσεν (He released) δὲ (then) τὸν (the one) διὰ (on account of) στάσιν (insurrection) καὶ (and) φόνον (murder) βεβλημένον (having been cast) εἰς (into) φυλακὴν (prison), ὃν (whom) ᾐτοῦντο (they had asked for); τὸν (-) δὲ (and) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) παρέδωκεν (he delivered) τῷ (to the) θελήματι (will) αὐτῶν (of them). ²⁶ Καὶ (And) ὡς (as) ἀπήγαγον (they led away) αὐτόν (Him), ἐπιλαβόμενοι (having laid hold on) Σίμωνά (Simon), τινα (a certain) Κυρηναῖον (of Cyrene), ἐρχόμενον (coming) ἀπ’ (from) ἀγροῦ (the country), ἐπέθηκαν (they put upon) αὐτῷ (him) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross), φέρειν (to carry) ὄπισθεν (behind) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus). ²⁷ Ἠκολούθει (Were following) δὲ (now) αὐτῷ (Him) πολὺ (a great) πλῆθος (multitude) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people), καὶ (and) γυναικῶν (of women), αἳ (who) ἐκόπτοντο (were mourning) καὶ (and) ἐθρήνουν (lamenting for) αὐτόν (Him). ²⁸ στραφεὶς (Having turned) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτὰς (them), ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Θυγατέρες (Daughters) Ἰερουσαλήμ (of Jerusalem), μὴ (not) κλαίετε (weep) ἐπ’ (for) ἐμέ (Me), πλὴν (but) ἐφ’ (for) ἑαυτὰς (yourselves) κλαίετε (weep), καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (for) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) ὑμῶν (of you). ²⁹ ὅτι (For) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἔρχονται (are coming) ἡμέραι (days) ἐν (in) αἷς (which) ἐροῦσιν (they will say), ‘Μακάριαι (Blessed are) αἱ (the) στεῖραι (barren), καὶ (and) αἱ (the) κοιλίαι (wombs) αἳ (that) οὐκ (never) ἐγέννησαν (did bear), καὶ (and) μαστοὶ (breasts) οἳ (that) οὐκ (never) ἔθρεψαν (nursed).’ ³⁰ τότε (Then) ‘Ἄρξονται (They will begin) λέγειν (to say) τοῖς (to the) ὄρεσιν (mountains), “Πέσετε* (Fall) ἐφ’ (upon) ἡμᾶς (us),” Καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) βουνοῖς (hills), “Καλύψατε (Cover) ἡμᾶς (us).”’ ³¹ Ὅτι (For) εἰ (if) ἐν (in) ‹τῷ› (the) ὑγρῷ (green) ξύλῳ (tree), ταῦτα (these things) ποιοῦσιν (they do); ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ξηρῷ (dry), τί (what) γένηται (might take place)?” ³² Ἤγοντο (Were being led away) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἕτεροι (other) κακοῦργοι (criminals) δύο (two), σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) ἀναιρεθῆναι (to be put to death). ³³ Καὶ (And) ὅτε (when) ἦλθον (they came) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (the) τόπον (place) τὸν (-) καλούμενον (called) Κρανίον (The Skull), ἐκεῖ (there) ἐσταύρωσαν (they crucified) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) κακούργους (criminals), ὃν (one) μὲν (-) ἐκ (on the) δεξιῶν (right); ὃν (one) δὲ (now) ἐξ (on) ἀριστερῶν (the left). ³⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἔλεγεν (was saying), “Πάτερ (Father), ἄφες (forgive) αὐτοῖς (them), οὐ (not) γὰρ (for) οἴδασιν (they know) τί (what) ποιοῦσιν (they do).” διαμεριζόμενοι (Dividing) δὲ (then) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἔβαλον (they cast) κλήρους (lots). ³⁵ Καὶ (And) εἱστήκει (stood) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) θεωρῶν (beholding). ἐξεμυκτήριζον (Were deriding Him) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved); σωσάτω (let Him save) ἑαυτόν (Himself) εἰ (if) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ὁ (the) ἐκλεκτός (Chosen One).” ³⁶ Ἐνέπαιξαν (Mocked) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (Him) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) στρατιῶται (soldiers), προσερχόμενοι (coming near), ὄξος (sour wine) προσφέροντες (offering) αὐτῷ (Him), ³⁷ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Εἰ (If) σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), σῶσον (save) σεαυτόν (Yourself)!” ³⁸ Ἦν (There was) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἐπιγραφὴ (an inscription) ἐπ’ (over) αὐτῷ (Him), Ο* (The) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews) ΟΥΤΟΣ* (This). ³⁹ Εἷς (One) δὲ (now) τῶν (of the) κρεμασθέντων (having been hanged) κακούργων (criminals) ἐβλασφήμει (was railing at) αὐτόν (Him), ‹λέγων› (saying) “Οὐχὶ (Not) σὺ (you are) εἶ (if) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ)? σῶσον (Save) σεαυτὸν (Yourself) καὶ (and) ἡμᾶς (us)!” ⁴⁰ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ὁ (the) ἕτερος (other) ἐπιτιμῶν (was rebuking) αὐτῷ (him), ἔφη (saying), “Οὐδὲ (Not even) φοβῇ (do fear) σὺ (you) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), ὅτι (that) ἐν (under) τῷ (the) αὐτῷ (same) κρίματι (judgment) εἶ (you are), ⁴¹ καὶ (and) ἡμεῖς (we) μὲν (indeed) δικαίως (justly)? ἄξια (Worthy) γὰρ (for) ὧν (of what) ἐπράξαμεν (we did) ἀπολαμβάνομεν (we are receiving); οὗτος (this man) δὲ (however) οὐδὲν (nothing) ἄτοπον (wrong) ἔπραξεν (did).” ⁴² καὶ (And) ἔλεγεν (he was saying), “Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), μνήσθητί (remember) μου (me) ὅταν (when) ἔλθῃς (You come) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) σου (of You)!” ⁴³ Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἀμήν (Truly) σοι (to you) λέγω (I say), σήμερον (today) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me) ἔσῃ (you will be) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Παραδείσῳ (Paradise).” ⁴⁴ Καὶ (And) ἦν (it was) ἤδη (now) ὡσεὶ (about) ὥρα (the hour) ἕκτη (sixth), καὶ (and) σκότος (darkness) ἐγένετο (came) ἐφ’ (over) ὅλην (all) τὴν (the) γῆν (land) ἕως (until) ὥρας (the hour) ἐνάτης (ninth). ⁴⁵ τοῦ (The) ἡλίου (sun) ἐκλιπόντος (was darkened); ἐσχίσθη (was torn) δὲ (then) τὸ (the) καταπέτασμα (veil) τοῦ (of the) ναοῦ (temple) μέσον (in the middle). ⁴⁶ Καὶ (And) φωνήσας (having called out) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Πάτερ (Father), εἰς (into) χεῖράς (the hands) σου (of You) παρατίθεμαι (I commit) τὸ (the) πνεῦμά (Spirit) μου (of Me).” τοῦτο (This) δὲ (now) εἰπὼν (having said), ἐξέπνευσεν (He breathed His last). ⁴⁷ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) ἑκατοντάρχης (centurion) τὸ (that) γενόμενον (having taken place), ἐδόξαζεν (he began glorifying) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God), λέγων (saying), “Ὄντως (Certainly) ὁ (the) ἄνθρωπος (man) οὗτος (this) δίκαιος (righteous) ἦν (was).” ⁴⁸ καὶ (And) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) συμπαραγενόμενοι (having come together) ὄχλοι (crowds) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) θεωρίαν (spectacle) ταύτην (this), θεωρήσαντες (having seen) τὰ (the things) γενόμενα (having taken place), τύπτοντες (beating) τὰ (the) στήθη (breasts) ὑπέστρεφον (were returning home). ⁴⁹ εἱστήκεισαν (Stood) δὲ (now) πάντες (all) οἱ (those who) γνωστοὶ (knew) αὐτῷ (Him) ἀπὸ (from) μακρόθεν (afar off), καὶ (also) γυναῖκες (women), αἱ (those) συνακολουθοῦσαι (having followed) αὐτῷ (Him) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), ὁρῶσαι (beholding) ταῦτα (these things). ⁵⁰ Καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἀνὴρ (a man) ὀνόματι (named) Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph), βουλευτὴς (a Council member), ὑπάρχων (being) [καὶ] (also) ἀνὴρ (a man) ἀγαθὸς (good) καὶ (and) δίκαιος (righteous), ⁵¹ οὗτος (he) οὐκ (not) ἦν (was) συνκατατεθειμένος (having consented) τῇ (to the) βουλῇ (counsel) καὶ (and) τῇ (the) πράξει (deed) αὐτῶν (of them), ἀπὸ (from) Ἁριμαθαίας (Arimathea), πόλεως (a city) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ὃς (who) προσεδέχετο (was waiting for) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ⁵² οὗτος (He) προσελθὼν (having gone) τῷ (-) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate), ᾐτήσατο (asked for) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus). ⁵³ καὶ (And) καθελὼν (having taken it down), ἐνετύλιξεν (he wrapped) αὐτὸ (it) σινδόνι (in a linen cloth) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (placed) αὐτὸν (it) ἐν (in) μνήματι (a tomb) λαξευτῷ (cut in a rock), οὗ (in which) οὐκ (no) ἦν (had been) οὐδεὶς (no one) οὔπω (not yet) κείμενος (laid). ⁵⁴ καὶ (And) ἡμέρα (the Day) ἦν (it was) Παρασκευῆς (of Preparation), καὶ (and) σάββατον (Sabbath) ἐπέφωσκεν (was just beginning). ⁵⁵ Κατακολουθήσασαι (Having followed) δὲ (then), αἱ (the) γυναῖκες (women) αἵτινες (who) ἦσαν (were) συνεληλυθυῖαι (come) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) αὐτῷ (with Him), ἐθεάσαντο (saw) τὸ (the) μνημεῖον (tomb) καὶ (and) ὡς (how) ἐτέθη (was laid) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ⁵⁶ ὑποστρέψασαι (Having returned) δὲ (then), ἡτοίμασαν (they prepared) ἀρώματα (spices) καὶ (and) μύρα (anointing oils). Καὶ (And) τὸ (on the) μὲν (indeed) σάββατον (Sabbath) ἡσύχασαν (they rested) κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) ἐντολήν (commandment).

¹ Πρωΐας (Morning) δὲ (then) γενομένης (having arrived), συμβούλιον (counsel) ἔλαβον (took) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) πρεσβύτεροι (elders) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people) κατὰ (against) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ὥστε (so that) θανατῶσαι (they might put to death) αὐτόν (him). ² καὶ (And) δήσαντες (having bound) αὐτὸν (Him), ἀπήγαγον (they led away Him) καὶ (and) παρέδωκαν (delivered Him to) Πιλάτῳ (Pilate), τῷ (the) ἡγεμόνι (governor).

¹¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐστάθη (stood) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τοῦ (the) ἡγεμόνος (governor); καὶ (and) ἐπηρώτησεν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (the) ἡγεμὼν (governor), λέγων (saying), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἔφη (said), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (say).” ¹² Καὶ (And) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) κατηγορεῖσθαι (being accused) αὐτὸν (His) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (the) ἀρχιερέων (chief priests) καὶ (and) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), οὐδὲν (nothing) ἀπεκρίνατο (He answered). ¹³ Τότε (Then) λέγει (says) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Οὐκ (Not) ἀκούεις (do you hear) πόσα (how many things) σου (You) καταμαρτυροῦσιν (they witness against)?” ¹⁴ Καὶ (And) οὐκ (not) ἀπεκρίθη (He did answer) αὐτῷ (him), πρὸς (to) οὐδὲ (not even) ἓν (one) ῥῆμα (word), ὥστε (so as) θαυμάζειν (to amaze) τὸν (the) ἡγεμόνα (governor) λίαν (exceedingly).

¹ Καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (early) πρωῒ (in the morning), συμβούλιον (a counsel) ποιήσαντες* (having formed) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), καὶ (and) γραμματέων (scribes), καὶ (and) ὅλον (all) τὸ (the) συνέδριον (Council), δήσαντες (having bound) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἀπήνεγκαν (they led Him away) καὶ (and) παρέδωκαν (delivered Him) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate). ² Καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτησεν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) αὐτῷ (to him), λέγει (He says), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (have said).” ³ Καὶ (And) κατηγόρουν (were accusing) αὐτοῦ (Him) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) πολλά (of many things). ⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) πάλιν (again) ἐπηρώτα (began to question) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγων (saying), “Οὐκ (Not) ἀποκρίνῃ (answer You) οὐδέν (nothing)? ἴδε (See) πόσα (how many things) σου (You) κατηγοροῦσιν (they testify against)!” ⁵ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) οὐκέτι (no longer) οὐδὲν (nothing) ἀπεκρίθη (answered), ὥστε (so as) θαυμάζειν (to amaze) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate).

⁶⁶ Καὶ (And) ὡς (when) ἐγένετο (it became) ἡμέρα (day), συνήχθη (were gathered together) τὸ (the) πρεσβυτέριον (elderhood) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people), ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) τε (both) καὶ (and) γραμματεῖς (scribes), καὶ (and) ἀπήγαγον (they led) αὐτὸν (Him) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) συνέδριον (council) αὐτῶν (of them), λέγοντες (saying),

²⁸ Ἄγουσιν (They are leading) οὖν (then) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (-) Καϊάφα (Caiaphas) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium). ἦν (It was) δὲ (now) πρωΐ (early), καὶ (and) αὐτοὶ (they) οὐκ (not) εἰσῆλθον (entered) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium) ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) μιανθῶσιν (they should be defiled), ἀλλὰ (but) φάγωσιν (might eat) τὸ (the) πάσχα (Passover). ²⁹ Ἐξῆλθεν (Went) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἔξω (out) πρὸς (to) αὐτοὺς (them) καὶ (and) φησίν (said), “Τίνα (What) κατηγορίαν (accusation) φέρετε (bring you) ‹κατὰ› (against) τοῦ (the) ἀνθρώπου (man) τούτου (this)?” ³⁰ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Εἰ (If) μὴ (not) ἦν (were) οὗτος (He) κακὸν (evil) ποιῶν (doing), οὐκ (not) ἄν (-) σοι (to you) παρεδώκαμεν (we would have delivered) αὐτόν (Him).” ³¹ Εἶπεν (Said) οὖν (therefore) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Λάβετε (Take) αὐτὸν (Him) ὑμεῖς (yourselves) καὶ (and) κατὰ (according to) τὸν (the) νόμον (law) ὑμῶν (of you) κρίνατε (judge) αὐτόν (Him).” Εἶπον (Said) αὐτῷ (to him) οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews), “Ἡμῖν (To us) οὐκ (not) ἔξεστιν (it is permitted) ἀποκτεῖναι (to put to death) οὐδένα (no one)” — ³² ἵνα (that) ὁ (the) λόγος (word) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) πληρωθῇ (might be fulfilled), ὃν (which) εἶπεν (He had spoken), σημαίνων (signifying) ποίῳ (what) θανάτῳ (death) ἤμελλεν (He was about) ἀποθνήσκειν (to die). ³³ Εἰσῆλθεν (Entered) οὖν (therefore) πάλιν (again) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), καὶ (and) ἐφώνησεν (he called) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” ³⁴ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀπὸ* (Of) σεαυτοῦ* (yourself) σὺ (you) τοῦτο (this) λέγεις (say), ἢ (or) ἄλλοι (others) εἶπόν (did say it) σοι (to you) περὶ (concerning) ἐμοῦ (Me)?” ³⁵ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Μήτι (Not) ἐγὼ (I) Ἰουδαῖός (a Jew) εἰμι (am)? τὸ (The) ἔθνος (nation) τὸ (-) σὸν (of You) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) παρέδωκάν (delivered) σε (You) ἐμοί (to me). τί (What) ἐποίησας (have You done)?” ³⁶ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἡ (The) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (My) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) τούτου (this); εἰ (if) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) τούτου (this) ἦν (were) ἡ (-) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμή (My), οἱ (-) ὑπηρέται (attendants) ἄν (-) «οἱ (-) ἐμοὶ (My) ἠγωνίζοντο» (would fight) ἵνα (that) μὴ (not) παραδοθῶ (I might be betrayed) τοῖς (to the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews). νῦν (Now) δὲ (however) ἡ (-) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (My) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐντεῦθεν (from here).” ³⁷ Εἶπεν (Said) οὖν (therefore) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Οὐκοῦν (Then) βασιλεὺς (a king) εἶ (are) σύ (You)?” Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (say) ὅτι (that) βασιλεύς (a king) εἰμι (I am). ἐγὼ (I) εἰς (for) τοῦτο (this) γεγέννημαι (have been born), καὶ (and) εἰς (for) τοῦτο (this) ἐλήλυθα (I have come) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world), ἵνα (that) μαρτυρήσω (I may bear witness) τῇ (to the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth). πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) ὢν (being) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) ἀληθείας (truth) ἀκούει (hears) μου (of Me) τῆς (the) φωνῆς (voice).” ³⁸ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τί (What) ἐστιν (is) ἀλήθεια (truth)?” Καὶ (And) τοῦτο (this) εἰπὼν (having said), πάλιν (again) ἐξῆλθεν (he went out) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) Ἰουδαίους (Jews) καὶ (and) λέγει (says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἐγὼ (I) οὐδεμίαν (no) εὑρίσκω (find) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him) αἰτίαν (guilt).

²⁷ ἵνα (That) δὲ (however) μὴ (not) σκανδαλίσωμεν (we might offend) αὐτούς (them), πορευθεὶς (having gone) εἰς (to) θάλασσαν (sea), βάλε (cast) ἄγκιστρον (a hook), καὶ (and) τὸν (the) ἀναβάντα (having come up) πρῶτον (first) ἰχθὺν (fish) ἆρον (take), καὶ (and) ἀνοίξας (having opened) τὸ (the) στόμα (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of it), εὑρήσεις (you will find) στατῆρα (a four-drachma coin). ἐκεῖνον (That) λαβὼν (having taken), δὸς (give) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἀντὶ (for) ἐμοῦ (Me) καὶ (and) σοῦ (yourself).”

²¹ Λέγουσιν (They say) ‹αὐτῷ› (to Him) “Καίσαρος (Caesar’s).” Τότε (Then) λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἀπόδοτε (Give back) οὖν (therefore) τὰ (the things) Καίσαρος (of Caesar) Καίσαρι (to Caesar), καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God).”

⁵⁹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀρχιερεῖς (the chief priests) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) συνέδριον (Council) ὅλον (whole) ἐζήτουν (were seeking) ψευδομαρτυρίαν (false testimony) κατὰ (against) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ὅπως (so that) αὐτὸν (him) θανατώσωσιν (they might put to death); ⁶⁰ καὶ (but) οὐχ (not any) εὗρον (they found), πολλῶν (of many) προσελθόντων (having come forward as) ψευδομαρτύρων (false witnesses). Ὕστερον (At last) δὲ (then), προσελθόντες (having come forward) δύο (two),

¹⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τὰ (The things) Καίσαρος (of Caesar), ἀπόδοτε (give back) Καίσαρι (to Caesar), καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God).” Καὶ (And) ἐξεθαύμαζον (they were amazed) ἐπ’ (at) αὐτῷ (Him).

⁵⁵ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀρχιερεῖς (the chief priests) καὶ (and) ὅλον (all) τὸ (the) συνέδριον (Council) ἐζήτουν (were seeking) κατὰ (against) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) μαρτυρίαν (testimony), εἰς (to) τὸ (-) θανατῶσαι (put to death) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (but) οὐχ (not) ηὕρισκον (they were finding any). ⁵⁶ πολλοὶ (Many) γὰρ (for) ἐψευδομαρτύρουν (were bearing false testimony) κατ’ (against) αὐτοῦ (Him), καὶ (but) ἴσαι (alike) αἱ (their) μαρτυρίαι (testimonies) οὐκ (not) ἦσαν (were).

⁶¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) ἐσιώπα (He was silent), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἀπεκρίνατο (did He answer) οὐδέν (nothing). Πάλιν (Again) ὁ (the) ἀρχιερεὺς (high priest) ἐπηρώτα (was questioning) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (and) λέγει (says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ), ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (of the) Εὐλογητοῦ (Blessed One)?” ⁶² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am). καὶ (And) ὄψεσθε (you will see) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐκ (at the) δεξιῶν (right hand) καθήμενον (sitting) τῆς (of) δυνάμεως (Power), καὶ (and) ἐρχόμενον (coming) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) νεφελῶν (clouds) τοῦ (of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven).”

²⁰ Καὶ (And) παρατηρήσαντες (having watched Him), ἀπέστειλαν (they sent) ἐνκαθέτους (spies), ὑποκρινομένους (feigning) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) δικαίους (righteous) εἶναι (to be), ἵνα (that) ἐπιλάβωνται (they might catch) αὐτοῦ (Him) λόγου (in talk), ὥστε (in order) παραδοῦναι (to deliver) αὐτὸν (Him) τῇ (to the) ἀρχῇ (rule) καὶ (and) τῇ (to the) ἐξουσίᾳ (authority) τοῦ (of the) ἡγεμόνος (governor). ²¹ καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτησαν (they questioned) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), οἴδαμεν (we know) ὅτι (that) ὀρθῶς (rightly) λέγεις (You speak) καὶ (and) διδάσκεις (teach), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) λαμβάνεις (receive) πρόσωπον (any person), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐπ’ (on the basis of) ἀληθείας (truth) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) διδάσκεις (teach). ²² ἔξεστιν (Is it lawful) ἡμᾶς (for us) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) φόρον (tribute) δοῦναι (to give), ἢ (or) οὔ (not)?” ²³ Κατανοήσας (Having perceived) δὲ (however) αὐτῶν (of them) τὴν (the) πανουργίαν (craftiness), εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), ²⁴ “Δείξατέ (Show) μοι (Me) δηνάριον (a denarius). τίνος (Of whom) ἔχει (has it) εἰκόνα (the image) καὶ (and) ἐπιγραφήν (inscription)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Καίσαρος (Caesar’s).” ²⁵ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Τοίνυν (Therefore) ἀπόδοτε (give back) τὰ (the things) Καίσαρος (of Caesar) Καίσαρι (to Caesar), καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God).”

⁶⁹ ἀπὸ (From) τοῦ (-) νῦν (now on) δὲ (also) ἔσται (will be) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) καθήμενος (sitting) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (the right hand) τῆς (of the) δυνάμεως (power) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” ⁷⁰ Εἶπαν (They said) δὲ (then) πάντες (all), “Σὺ (You) οὖν (then) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) πρὸς (to) αὐτοὺς (them) ἔφη (He was saying), “Ὑμεῖς (You) λέγετε (say) ὅτι (that) ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am).”

⁵ Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπίσχυον (they kept insisting), λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-), “Ἀνασείει (He stirs up) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people), διδάσκων (teaching) καθ’ (throughout) ὅλης (all) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) ἀρξάμενος (He has begun) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ἕως (even to) ὧδε (here).”

¹⁴ εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Προσηνέγκατέ (You brought) μοι (to me) τὸν (the) ἄνθρωπον (man) τοῦτον (this), ὡς (as) ἀποστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸν (the) λαόν (people); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἐγὼ (I) ἐνώπιον (before) ὑμῶν (you) ἀνακρίνας (having examined Him), οὐθὲν (nothing) εὗρον (found) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this) αἴτιον (guilty) ὧν (of that) κατηγορεῖτε (accusation you are bringing) κατ’ (against) αὐτοῦ (Him).

³⁰ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Εἰ (If) μὴ (not) ἦν (were) οὗτος (He) κακὸν (evil) ποιῶν (doing), οὐκ (not) ἄν (-) σοι (to you) παρεδώκαμεν (we would have delivered) αὐτόν (Him).”

³³ Εἰσῆλθεν (Entered) οὖν (therefore) πάλιν (again) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), καὶ (and) ἐφώνησεν (he called) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” ³⁴ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀπὸ* (Of) σεαυτοῦ* (yourself) σὺ (you) τοῦτο (this) λέγεις (say), ἢ (or) ἄλλοι (others) εἶπόν (did say it) σοι (to you) περὶ (concerning) ἐμοῦ (Me)?” ³⁵ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Μήτι (Not) ἐγὼ (I) Ἰουδαῖός (a Jew) εἰμι (am)? τὸ (The) ἔθνος (nation) τὸ (-) σὸν (of You) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) παρέδωκάν (delivered) σε (You) ἐμοί (to me). τί (What) ἐποίησας (have You done)?” ³⁶ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἡ (The) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (My) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) τούτου (this); εἰ (if) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) τούτου (this) ἦν (were) ἡ (-) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμή (My), οἱ (-) ὑπηρέται (attendants) ἄν (-) «οἱ (-) ἐμοὶ (My) ἠγωνίζοντο» (would fight) ἵνα (that) μὴ (not) παραδοθῶ (I might be betrayed) τοῖς (to the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews). νῦν (Now) δὲ (however) ἡ (-) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (My) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐντεῦθεν (from here).” ³⁷ Εἶπεν (Said) οὖν (therefore) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Οὐκοῦν (Then) βασιλεὺς (a king) εἶ (are) σύ (You)?” Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (say) ὅτι (that) βασιλεύς (a king) εἰμι (I am). ἐγὼ (I) εἰς (for) τοῦτο (this) γεγέννημαι (have been born), καὶ (and) εἰς (for) τοῦτο (this) ἐλήλυθα (I have come) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world), ἵνα (that) μαρτυρήσω (I may bear witness) τῇ (to the) ἀληθείᾳ (truth). πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) ὢν (being) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) ἀληθείας (truth) ἀκούει (hears) μου (of Me) τῆς (the) φωνῆς (voice).”

¹² Ἐκ (Out of) τούτου (this) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἐζήτει (was seeking) ἀπολῦσαι (to release) αὐτόν (Him); οἱ (-) δὲ (but) Ἰουδαῖοι (the Jews) ἐκραύγασαν (cried out), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἐὰν (If) τοῦτον (this man) ἀπολύσῃς (you release), οὐκ (not) εἶ (you are) φίλος (a friend) τοῦ (-) Καίσαρος (of Caesar). πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) βασιλέα (a king) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ποιῶν (making), ἀντιλέγει (speaks against) τῷ (-) Καίσαρι (Caesar).”

²⁰ καὶ (and) προσαγαγόντες (having brought up) αὐτοὺς (them) τοῖς (to the) στρατηγοῖς (magistrates), εἶπαν (they said), “Οὗτοι (These) οἱ (-) ἄνθρωποι (men) ἐκταράσσουσιν (exceedingly trouble) ἡμῶν (of us) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city), Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews) ὑπάρχοντες (being), ²¹ καὶ (and) καταγγέλλουσιν (preach) ἔθη (customs), ἃ (that) οὐκ (not) ἔξεστιν (it is lawful) ἡμῖν (for us) παραδέχεσθαι (to accept) οὐδὲ (nor) ποιεῖν (to practice), Ῥωμαίοις (Romans) οὖσιν (being).”

⁶ μὴ (Not) εὑρόντες (having found) δὲ (however) αὐτοὺς (them), ἔσυρον (they dragged) Ἰάσονα (Jason) καί (and) τινας (certain) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers) ἐπὶ (before) τοὺς (the) πολιτάρχας (city authorities), βοῶντες (crying out) ὅτι (-), “Οἱ (The ones) τὴν (the) οἰκουμένην (world) ἀναστατώσαντες (having upset), οὗτοι (these) καὶ (also) ἐνθάδε (here) πάρεισιν (are come), ⁷ οὓς (whom) ὑποδέδεκται (has received) Ἰάσων (Jason). καὶ (And) οὗτοι (these) πάντες (all), ἀπέναντι (contrary to) τῶν (the) δογμάτων (decrees) Καίσαρος (of Caesar) πράσσουσι* (do), βασιλέα (king) ἕτερον (another) λέγοντες (proclaiming) εἶναι (to be): Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).”

⁵ Εὑρόντες (Having found) γὰρ (for) τὸν (the) ἄνδρα (man) τοῦτον (this) λοιμὸν (a pest), καὶ (and) κινοῦντα (stirring) στάσεις (insurrection) πᾶσιν (among all) τοῖς (the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews) τοῖς (-) κατὰ (in) τὴν (the) οἰκουμένην (world), πρωτοστάτην (a leader) τε (then) τῆς (of the) τῶν (of the) Ναζωραίων (Nazarenes) αἱρέσεως (sect),

¹³ οὐδὲ (Nor) παραστῆσαι (to prove) δύνανταί (are they able) σοι (to you), περὶ (concerning) ὧν (the things of which) νυνὶ (now) κατηγοροῦσίν (they accuse) μου (me).

¹⁶ συνείδησιν (a conscience) ἔχοντες (having) ἀγαθήν (good), ἵνα (so that) ἐν (in) ᾧ (this) καταλαλεῖσθε (they might speak against you), καταισχυνθῶσιν (they shall be ashamed) οἱ (those) ἐπηρεάζοντες (reviling) ὑμῶν (your) τὴν (-) ἀγαθὴν (good) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) ἀναστροφήν (manner of life). ¹⁷ κρεῖττον (It is better) γὰρ (for) ἀγαθοποιοῦντας (doing good) εἰ (if) θέλοι (wills it) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), πάσχειν (to suffer), ἢ (than) κακοποιοῦντας (doing evil), ¹⁸ ὅτι (because) καὶ (also) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἅπαξ (once) περὶ (for) ἁμαρτιῶν (sins) ἔπαθεν* (suffered), δίκαιος (the righteous) ὑπὲρ (for) ἀδίκων (the unrighteous), ἵνα (so that) ὑμᾶς (you) προσαγάγῃ (He might bring) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), θανατωθεὶς (having been put to death) μὲν (indeed) σαρκὶ (in the flesh), ζωοποιηθεὶς (having been made alive) δὲ (however) πνεύματι (in the spirit),

¹¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐστάθη (stood) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τοῦ (the) ἡγεμόνος (governor); καὶ (and) ἐπηρώτησεν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (the) ἡγεμὼν (governor), λέγων (saying), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἔφη (said), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (say).”

² Καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτησεν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) αὐτῷ (to him), λέγει (He says), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (have said).”

¹⁸ καὶ (and) ἤρξαντο (they began) ἀσπάζεσθαι (to salute) αὐτόν (Him), “Χαῖρε (Hail), Βασιλεῦ (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!”

³² ὁ (The) Χριστὸς (Christ), ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) Ἰσραὴλ (of Israel), καταβάτω (let Him descend) νῦν (now) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross), ἵνα (that) ἴδωμεν (we might see) καὶ (and) πιστεύσωμεν (believe)!” καὶ (And) οἱ (those) συνεσταυρωμένοι (being crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) ὠνείδιζον (were upbraiding) αὐτόν (Him).

³² οὗτος (He) ἔσται (will be) μέγας (great), καὶ (and) Υἱὸς (Son) Ὑψίστου (of the Most High) κληθήσεται (He will be called); καὶ (and) δώσει (will give) αὐτῷ (Him) Κύριος (the Lord) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) τὸν (the) θρόνον (throne) Δαυὶδ (of David), τοῦ (of the) πατρὸς (father) αὐτοῦ (of Him); ³³ καὶ (and) βασιλεύσει (He will reign) ἐπὶ (over) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) Ἰακὼβ (of Jacob) εἰς (to) τοὺς (the) αἰῶνας (ages); καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) αὐτοῦ (of Him) οὐκ (not) ἔσται (there will be) τέλος (an end)!”

³⁸ λέγοντες (saying): “Εὐλογημένος (Blessed is) ὁ (the) ἐρχόμενος (coming) ὁ (-) Βασιλεὺς (King) ἐν (in) ὀνόματι (the name) Κυρίου (of the Lord).” “Ἐν (In) οὐρανῷ (heaven) εἰρήνη (peace), καὶ (and) δόξα (glory) ἐν (in) ὑψίστοις (the highest).” ³⁹ Καί (And) τινες (some) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd) εἶπαν (said) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), ἐπιτίμησον (rebuke) τοῖς (the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) σου (of You).” ⁴⁰ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said), “Λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ‹ὅτι› (that) ἐὰν (if) οὗτοι (these) σιωπήσουσιν (will be silent), οἱ (the) λίθοι (stones) κράξουσιν (will cry out).”

⁷⁰ Εἶπαν (They said) δὲ (then) πάντες (all), “Σὺ (You) οὖν (then) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) πρὸς (to) αὐτοὺς (them) ἔφη (He was saying), “Ὑμεῖς (You) λέγετε (say) ὅτι (that) ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am).”

³⁸ Ἦν (There was) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἐπιγραφὴ (an inscription) ἐπ’ (over) αὐτῷ (Him), Ο* (The) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews) ΟΥΤΟΣ* (This).

⁴⁹ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) αὐτῷ (Him) Ναθαναήλ (Nathanael), “Ῥαββί (Rabbi), σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God); σὺ (You) Βασιλεὺς (King) εἶ (are) τοῦ (-) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel).”

³ καὶ (and) ἤρχοντο (they began coming up) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) ἔλεγον (saying), “Χαῖρε (Hail), ὁ (-) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” καὶ (And) ἐδίδοσαν (they kept giving) αὐτῷ (Him) ῥαπίσματα (blows with the palm).

¹⁹ Ἔγραψεν (Wrote) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τίτλον (a title) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (put it) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross). ἦν (It was) δὲ (now) γεγραμμένον (written): ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus) Ο* (of) ΝΑΖΩΡΑΙΟΣ (Nazareth), Ο* (the) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews). ²⁰ Τοῦτον (This) οὖν (therefore) τὸν (the) τίτλον (title) πολλοὶ (many) ἀνέγνωσαν (read) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ὅτι (for) ἐγγὺς (near) ἦν (was) ὁ (the) τόπος (place), τῆς (the) πόλεως (city), ὅπου (where) ἐσταυρώθη (was crucified) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), καὶ (and) ἦν (it was) γεγραμμένον (written) Ἑβραϊστί (in Hebrew), Ῥωμαϊστί (in Latin), Ἑλληνιστί (in Greek). ²¹ ἔλεγον (Were saying) οὖν (therefore) τῷ (-) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), “Μὴ (Not) γράφε (write), ‘Ὁ (The) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews),’ ἀλλ’ (but) ὅτι (that) ἐκεῖνος (He) εἶπεν (said), ‘Βασιλεύς (King) εἰμι (I am) «τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων» (Jews).’”

¹³ Παραγγέλλω (I charge) ‹σοι› (you) ἐνώπιον (before) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God), τοῦ (the One) ζωογονοῦντος (giving life) τὰ (to) πάντα (all things), καὶ (and) Χριστοῦ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), τοῦ (the One) μαρτυρήσαντος (having testified) ἐπὶ (before) Ποντίου (Pontius) Πιλάτου (Pilate) τὴν (the) καλὴν (good) ὁμολογίαν (confession),

¹⁹ Καθημένου (As was sitting) δὲ (now) αὐτοῦ (he) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) βήματος (judgment seat), ἀπέστειλεν (sent) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) ἡ (the) γυνὴ (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), λέγουσα (saying), “Μηδὲν (Let there be nothing) σοὶ (between you) καὶ (and) τῷ (the) δικαίῳ (righteous man) ἐκείνῳ (that); πολλὰ (many things) γὰρ (for) ἔπαθον (I suffered) σήμερον (today) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream) δι’ (because of) αὐτόν (Him).”

²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἔφη (he said), “Τί (What) γὰρ (for) κακὸν (evil) ἐποίησεν (did He commit)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) περισσῶς (all the more) ἔκραζον (they kept crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).” ²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ὅτι (that) οὐδὲν (nothing) ὠφελεῖ (it availed), ἀλλὰ (but) μᾶλλον (rather) θόρυβος (a riot) γίνεται (is arising), λαβὼν (having taken) ὕδωρ (water), ἀπενίψατο (he washed) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἀπέναντι* (before) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd), λέγων (saying), “Ἀθῷός (Guiltless) εἰμι (I am) ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) αἵματος (blood) τούτου (of this). ὑμεῖς (For yourselves) ὄψεσθε (you will see).”

¹⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἔλεγεν (was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τί (What) γὰρ (indeed) ἐποίησεν (did He commit) κακόν (evil)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) περισσῶς (much more) ἔκραξαν (they shouted), “Σταύρωσον (Crucify) αὐτόν (Him)!”

¹⁴ εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Προσηνέγκατέ (You brought) μοι (to me) τὸν (the) ἄνθρωπον (man) τοῦτον (this), ὡς (as) ἀποστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸν (the) λαόν (people); καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἐγὼ (I) ἐνώπιον (before) ὑμῶν (you) ἀνακρίνας (having examined Him), οὐθὲν (nothing) εὗρον (found) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this) αἴτιον (guilty) ὧν (of that) κατηγορεῖτε (accusation you are bringing) κατ’ (against) αὐτοῦ (Him). ¹⁵ ἀλλ’ (No), οὐδὲ (not even) Ἡρῴδης (Herod did); ἀνέπεμψεν (he sent back) γὰρ (for) αὐτὸν (Him) πρὸς (to) ἡμᾶς (us). καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), οὐδὲν (nothing) ἄξιον (worthy) θανάτου (of death) ἐστὶν (is) πεπραγμένον (done) αὐτῷ (by Him).

²² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) τρίτον (a third time) εἶπεν (he said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Τί (What) γὰρ (for) κακὸν (evil) ἐποίησεν (did commit) οὗτος (this man)? οὐδὲν (No) αἴτιον (cause) θανάτου (of death) εὗρον (found I) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him). παιδεύσας (Having chastised) οὖν (therefore) αὐτὸν (Him), ἀπολύσω (I will release Him).”

³⁸ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τί (What) ἐστιν (is) ἀλήθεια (truth)?” Καὶ (And) τοῦτο (this) εἰπὼν (having said), πάλιν (again) ἐξῆλθεν (he went out) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) Ἰουδαίους (Jews) καὶ (and) λέγει (says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἐγὼ (I) οὐδεμίαν (no) εὑρίσκω (find) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him) αἰτίαν (guilt).

⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐξῆλθεν (went forth) πάλιν (again) ἔξω (outside) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), καὶ (and) λέγει (he says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἴδε (Behold), ἄγω (I bring) ὑμῖν (to you) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔξω (out), ἵνα (so that) γνῶτε (you may know) ὅτι (that) οὐδεμίαν (no) αἰτίαν (guilt) εὑρίσκω (I find) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him).” ⁵ ἐξῆλθεν (Went forth) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἔξω (outside), φορῶν (wearing) τὸν (the) ἀκάνθινον (thorny) στέφανον (crown) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) πορφυροῦν (purple) ἱμάτιον (robe). καὶ (And) λέγει (he says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold) ὁ (the) ἄνθρωπος (man)!” ⁶ Ὅτε (When) οὖν (therefore) εἶδον (saw) αὐτὸν (Him) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ὑπηρέται (officers), ἐκραύγασαν (they cried out) λέγοντες (saying), “Σταύρωσον (Crucify)! σταύρωσον (Crucify)!” Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Λάβετε (Take) αὐτὸν (Him) ὑμεῖς (yourselves) καὶ (and) σταυρώσατε (crucify Him); ἐγὼ (I) γὰρ (for) οὐχ (no) εὑρίσκω (find) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him) αἰτίαν (guilt).”

²⁶ Τοιοῦτος (Such) γὰρ (indeed) ἡμῖν (for us) καὶ (also) ἔπρεπεν (was fitting) ἀρχιερεύς (a high priest), ὅσιος (holy), ἄκακος (innocent), ἀμίαντος (undefiled), κεχωρισμένος (having been separated) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (-) ἁμαρτωλῶν (sinners), καὶ (and) ὑψηλότερος (higher) τῶν (than the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) γενόμενος (having become),

¹⁹ ἀλλὰ (but) τιμίῳ (by the precious) αἵματι (blood), ὡς (as) ἀμνοῦ (of a lamb) ἀμώμου (without blemish) καὶ (and) ἀσπίλου (without spot), Χριστοῦ (of Christ),

²² “Ὃς (Who) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) οὐκ (not) ἐποίησεν (committed), οὐδὲ (neither) εὑρέθη (was found) δόλος (trickery) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) στόματι (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of Him).”

¹⁸ ὅτι (because) καὶ (also) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἅπαξ (once) περὶ (for) ἁμαρτιῶν (sins) ἔπαθεν* (suffered), δίκαιος (the righteous) ὑπὲρ (for) ἀδίκων (the unrighteous), ἵνα (so that) ὑμᾶς (you) προσαγάγῃ (He might bring) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), θανατωθεὶς (having been put to death) μὲν (indeed) σαρκὶ (in the flesh), ζωοποιηθεὶς (having been made alive) δὲ (however) πνεύματι (in the spirit),

¹² Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now) ὅτι (that) Ἰωάννης (John) παρεδόθη (had been delivered up), ἀνεχώρησεν (He withdrew) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) Γαλιλαίαν (Galilee). ¹³ καὶ (And) καταλιπὼν (having left) τὴν (-) Ναζαρὰ (Nazareth), ἐλθὼν (having come), κατῴκησεν (he dwelt) εἰς (at) Καφαρναοὺμ (Capernaum), τὴν (which) παραθαλασσίαν (is on the sea-side) ἐν (in) ὁρίοις (the region) Ζαβουλὼν (of Zebulun) καὶ (and) Νεφθαλίμ (Naphtali), ¹⁴ ἵνα (that) πληρωθῇ (it might be fulfilled) τὸ (that) ῥηθὲν (having been spoken) διὰ (by) Ἠσαΐου (Isaiah) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet), λέγοντος (saying): ¹⁵ “Γῆ (Land) Ζαβουλὼν (of Zebulun) καὶ (and) γῆ (land) Νεφθαλίμ (of Naphtali), ὁδὸν (way) θαλάσσης (of the sea), πέραν (beyond) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), Γαλιλαία (Galilee) τῶν (of the) ἐθνῶν (Gentiles) — ¹⁶ ὁ (The) λαὸς (people) ὁ (-) καθήμενος (sitting) ἐν (in) σκοτίᾳ (darkness), φῶς (a light) εἶδεν (have seen) μέγα (great), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to those) καθημένοις (sitting) ἐν (in the) χώρᾳ (land) καὶ (and) σκιᾷ (shadow) θανάτου (of death), φῶς (a light) ἀνέτειλεν (has dawned) αὐτοῖς (on them).”

²³ Καὶ (And) περιῆγεν (He was going) ἐν (throughout) ὅλῃ (all) τῇ (-) Γαλιλαίᾳ (Galilee), διδάσκων (teaching) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) συναγωγαῖς (synagogues) αὐτῶν (of them), καὶ (and) κηρύσσων (proclaiming) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom), καὶ (and) θεραπεύων (healing) πᾶσαν (every) νόσον (disease) καὶ (and) πᾶσαν (every) μαλακίαν (sickness) ἐν (among) τῷ (the) λαῷ (people).

²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ὅτι (that) οὐδὲν (nothing) ὠφελεῖ (it availed), ἀλλὰ (but) μᾶλλον (rather) θόρυβος (a riot) γίνεται (is arising), λαβὼν (having taken) ὕδωρ (water), ἀπενίψατο (he washed) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἀπέναντι* (before) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd), λέγων (saying), “Ἀθῷός (Guiltless) εἰμι (I am) ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) αἵματος (blood) τούτου (of this). ὑμεῖς (For yourselves) ὄψεσθε (you will see).”

¹⁴ Καὶ (And) μετὰ (after) τὸ (the) παραδοθῆναι (delivering up) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (of John), ἦλθεν (came) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) Γαλιλαίαν (Galilee), κηρύσσων (proclaiming) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)

¹⁴ Καὶ (And) ὑπέστρεψεν (returned) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) δυνάμει (power) τοῦ (of the) Πνεύματος (Spirit) εἰς (to) τὴν (-) Γαλιλαίαν (Galilee); καὶ (and) φήμη (a report) ἐξῆλθεν (went out) καθ’ (into) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) περιχώρου (surrounding region) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (Him). ¹⁵ καὶ (And) αὐτὸς (He) ἐδίδασκεν (was teaching) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) συναγωγαῖς (synagogues) αὐτῶν (of them), δοξαζόμενος (being glorified) ὑπὸ (by) πάντων (all).

⁵³ Κἀκεῖθεν (From there) ἐξελθόντος (having gone forth) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἤρξαντο (began) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) δεινῶς (urgently) ἐνέχειν (to press upon Him) καὶ (and) ἀποστοματίζειν (to make speak) αὐτὸν (Him) περὶ (about) πλειόνων (many things),

²³ Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπέκειντο (they were urgent), φωναῖς (with voices) μεγάλαις (loud), αἰτούμενοι (asking for) αὐτὸν (Him) σταυρωθῆναι (to be crucified). καὶ (And) κατίσχυον (were prevailing) αἱ (the) φωναὶ (voices) αὐτῶν (of them).

⁴³ Τῇ (On the) ἐπαύριον (next day) ἠθέλησεν (He desired) ἐξελθεῖν (to go forth) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) Γαλιλαίαν (Galilee). καὶ (And) εὑρίσκει (He finds) Φίλιππον (Philip). καὶ (And) λέγει (says) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀκολούθει (Follow) μοι (Me).”

¹¹ Ταύτην (This) ἐποίησεν (did), ἀρχὴν (the beginning) τῶν (of the) σημείων (signs), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐν (in) Κανὰ (Cana) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee), καὶ (and) ἐφανέρωσεν (He revealed) τὴν (the) δόξαν (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ἐπίστευσαν (believed) εἰς (in) αὐτὸν (Him) οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

⁴¹ Ἄλλοι (Others) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ).” Οἱ (Others) δὲ (however) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Μὴ (Not) γὰρ (indeed) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἔρχεται (comes)?

⁵² Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Μὴ (Not) καὶ (also) σὺ (you) ἐκ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) εἶ (are)? ἐραύνησον (Search) καὶ (and) ἴδε (see) ὅτι (that) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) προφήτης (a prophet) οὐκ (not) ἐγείρεται (is raised).”

¹⁵ Ἐκραύγασαν (They cried out) οὖν (therefore), “Ἐκεῖνοι (With Him) Ἆρον (away), ἆρον (away)! σταύρωσον (Crucify) αὐτόν (Him)!” Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τὸν (The) Βασιλέα (King) ὑμῶν (of you) σταυρώσω (shall I crucify)?” Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Answered) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), “Οὐκ (Not) ἔχομεν (we have) βασιλέα (a king), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) Καίσαρα (Caesar).”

³³ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard), διεπρίοντο (they were cut to the heart) καὶ (and) ἐβούλοντο (were desiring) ἀνελεῖν (to put to death) αὐτούς (them).

⁵⁴ Ἀκούοντες (Hearing) δὲ (now) ταῦτα (these things), διεπρίοντο (they were cut) ταῖς (in the) καρδίαις (hearts) αὐτῶν (of them) καὶ (and) ἔβρυχον (began gnashing) τοὺς (the) ὀδόντας (teeth) ἐπ’ (at) αὐτόν (him).

⁵⁷ Κράξαντες (Having cried out) δὲ (then) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), συνέσχον (they held) τὰ (the) ὦτα (ears) αὐτῶν (of them) καὶ (and) ὥρμησαν (rushed) ὁμοθυμαδὸν (with one accord) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (him),

³⁷ Ὑμεῖς (You yourselves) οἴδατε (know) τὸ (the) γενόμενον (having come) ῥῆμα (declaration) καθ’ (through) ὅλης (all) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (Judea), ἀρξάμενος (having begun) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), μετὰ (after) τὸ (the) βάπτισμα (baptism) ὃ (that) ἐκήρυξεν (proclaimed) Ἰωάννης (John):

¹⁰ πολλῆς (Great) δὲ (then) γινομένης (arising) στάσεως (dissension), φοβηθεὶς (having feared) ὁ (the) χιλίαρχος (commander), μὴ (lest) διασπασθῇ (should be torn to pieces) ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτῶν (them), ἐκέλευσεν (he commanded) τὸ (the) στράτευμα (troop), καταβὰν (having gone down), ἁρπάσαι (to take by force) αὐτὸν (him) ἐκ (from) μέσου (midst) αὐτῶν (of them), ἄγειν (to bring him) τε (then) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) παρεμβολήν (barracks).

¹ Παρῆσαν (Were present) δέ (now) τινες (some) ἐν (at) αὐτῷ (the same) τῷ (-) καιρῷ (time), ἀπαγγέλλοντες (telling) αὐτῷ (Him) περὶ (about) τῶν (the) Γαλιλαίων (Galileans) ὧν (of whom) τὸ (the) αἷμα (blood) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἔμιξεν (had mingled) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) θυσιῶν (sacrifices) αὐτῶν (of them).

³⁷ μετὰ (After) τοῦτον (this man) ἀνέστη (rose up) Ἰούδας (Judas) ὁ (the) Γαλιλαῖος (Galilean) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἡμέραις (days) τῆς (of the) ἀπογραφῆς (registration) καὶ (and) ἀπέστησεν (drew away) λαὸν (people) ὀπίσω (after) αὐτοῦ (him). κἀκεῖνος (And he) ἀπώλετο (perished), καὶ (and) πάντες (all) ὅσοι (as many as) ἐπείθοντο (were persuaded) αὐτῷ (by him), διεσκορπίσθησαν (were scattered).

¹ Ἐν (At) ἐκείνῳ (that) τῷ (-) καιρῷ (time) ἤκουσεν (heard) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ὁ (the) τετραάρχης (tetrarch) τὴν (the) ἀκοὴν (news) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus),

¹ Ἐν (In) ἔτει (year) δὲ (then) πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ (fifteenth) τῆς (of the) ἡγεμονίας (reign) Τιβερίου (of Tiberius) Καίσαρος (Caesar), ἡγεμονεύοντος (being governor) Ποντίου (Pontius) Πιλάτου (Pilate) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) τετρααρχοῦντος (being tetrarch) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee) Ἡρῴδου (Herod), Φιλίππου (Philip) δὲ (now) τοῦ (the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him) τετρααρχοῦντος (being tetrarch) τῆς (-) Ἰτουραίας (of Ituraea) καὶ (and) Τραχωνίτιδος (of Trachonitis) χώρας (the region), καὶ (and) Λυσανίου (Lysanias) τῆς (-) Ἀβιληνῆς (of Abilene) τετρααρχοῦντος (being tetrarch),

³¹ Ἐν (In) αὐτῇ (same) τῇ (the) ὥρᾳ (hour) προσῆλθάν (came near) τινες (certain) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), λέγοντες (saying) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ἔξελθε (Go out) καὶ (and) πορεύου (proceed) ἐντεῦθεν (from here), ὅτι (for) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) θέλει (desires) σε (You) ἀποκτεῖναι (to kill).”

¹⁴ Καὶ (And) ἤκουσεν (heard) ὁ (-) βασιλεὺς (King) Ἡρῴδης (Herod); φανερὸν (well known) γὰρ (for) ἐγένετο (became) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) αὐτοῦ (of Him). καὶ (And) ἔλεγον (they were saying) ὅτι (-), “Ἰωάννης (John), ὁ (the one) Βαπτίζων (baptizing), ἐγήγερται (is risen) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead), καὶ (and) διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this) ἐνεργοῦσιν (operate) αἱ (the) δυνάμεις (miraculous powers) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him).”

²³ Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Πάντως (Surely) ἐρεῖτέ (you will say) μοι (to Me) τὴν (the) παραβολὴν (proverb) ταύτην (this), ‘Ἰατρέ (Physician) θεράπευσον (heal) σεαυτόν (yourself)! ὅσα (Whatsoever) ἠκούσαμεν (we have heard) γενόμενα (has been done) εἰς (in) τὴν (-) Καφαρναοὺμ (Capernaum), ποίησον (do) καὶ (also) ὧδε (here) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πατρίδι (hometown) σου (of You).’”

⁷ Ἤκουσεν (Heard of) δὲ (now) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ὁ (the) τετραάρχης (Tetrarch) τὰ (the things) γινόμενα (being done) πάντα (all), καὶ (and) διηπόρει (was perplexed), διὰ (because) τὸ (-) λέγεσθαι (it was said) ὑπό (by) τινων (some) ὅτι (-) Ἰωάννης (John) ἠγέρθη (has been raised) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead), ⁸ ὑπό (by) τινων (some) δὲ (also) ὅτι (that) Ἠλίας (Elijah) ἐφάνη (had appeared), ἄλλων (by others) δὲ (also) ὅτι (that) προφήτης (a prophet) τις (one) τῶν (of the) ἀρχαίων (ancients) ἀνέστη (had arisen). ⁹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod), “Ἰωάννην (John) ἐγὼ (I) ἀπεκεφάλισα (beheaded); τίς (who) δέ (however) ἐστιν (is) οὗτος (this) περὶ (concerning) οὗ (whom) ἀκούω (I hear) τοιαῦτα (such things)?” καὶ (And) ἐζήτει (he was seeking) ἰδεῖν (to see) αὐτόν (Him).

¹⁹ λέγων (saying), “Δότε (Give) κἀμοὶ (also to me) τὴν (the) ἐξουσίαν (authority) ταύτην (this), ἵνα (that) ᾧ (on whom) ἐὰν (if) ἐπιθῶ (I may lay) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands), λαμβάνῃ (he may receive) Πνεῦμα (the Spirit) Ἅγιον (Holy).”

⁶ Μὴ (Not) δῶτε (give) τὸ (that which is) ἅγιον (holy) τοῖς (to the) κυσίν (dogs), μηδὲ (nor) βάλητε (cast) τοὺς (the) μαργαρίτας (pearls) ὑμῶν (of you) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τῶν (the) χοίρων (pigs), μή‿ (not) ποτε (lest) καταπατήσουσιν (they shall trample upon) αὐτοὺς (them) ἐν (with) τοῖς (the) ποσὶν (feet) αὐτῶν (of them), καὶ (and) στραφέντες (having turned), ῥήξωσιν (they tear to pieces) ὑμᾶς (you).

¹⁴ Καὶ (And) οὐκ (not) ἀπεκρίθη (He did answer) αὐτῷ (him), πρὸς (to) οὐδὲ (not even) ἓν (one) ῥῆμα (word), ὥστε (so as) θαυμάζειν (to amaze) τὸν (the) ἡγεμόνα (governor) λίαν (exceedingly).

³² Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Πορευθέντες (Having gone), εἴπατε (say) τῇ (to the) ἀλώπεκι (fox) ταύτῃ (that), ‘Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἐκβάλλω (I cast out) δαιμόνια (demons), καὶ (and) ἰάσεις (cures) ἀποτελῶ (I complete) σήμερον (today) καὶ (and) αὔριον (tomorrow), καὶ (and) τῇ (the) τρίτῃ (third day) τελειοῦμαι (I am perfected).’

³² Ἡ (-) δὲ (Now) περιοχὴ (the passage) τῆς (of the) γραφῆς (Scripture) ἣν (which) ἀνεγίνωσκεν (he was reading) ἦν (was) αὕτη (this): “Ὡς (As) πρόβατον (a sheep) ἐπὶ (to) σφαγὴν (slaughter) ἤχθη (He was led), καὶ (and) ὡς (as) ἀμνὸς (a lamb) ἐναντίον (before) τοῦ (the one) κείραντος* (shearing) αὐτὸν (him) ἄφωνος (is silent), οὕτως (so) οὐκ (not) ἀνοίγει (He opens) τὸ (the) στόμα (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

²³ ὃς (Who) λοιδορούμενος (being reviled), οὐκ (not) ἀντελοιδόρει (reviled in return); πάσχων (suffering) οὐκ (not) ἠπείλει (threatened); παρεδίδου (He gave Himself over) δὲ (however) τῷ (to Him) κρίνοντι (judging) δικαίως (justly).

² ἤρξαντο (They began) δὲ (then) κατηγορεῖν (to accuse) αὐτοῦ (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Τοῦτον (This man) εὕραμεν (we found) διαστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸ (the) ἔθνος (nation) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) κωλύοντα (forbidding) φόρους (tribute) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) διδόναι (to be given), καὶ (and) λέγοντα (declaring) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) Χριστὸν (Christ), βασιλέα (a king), εἶναι (to be).”

²⁷ Τότε (Then) οἱ (the) στρατιῶται (soldiers) τοῦ (of the) ἡγεμόνος (governor), παραλαβόντες (having taken with them) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium), συνήγαγον (gathered) ἐπ’ (before) αὐτὸν (Him) ὅλην (all) τὴν (the) σπεῖραν (cohort). ²⁸ καὶ (And) ἐκδύσαντες (having stripped) αὐτὸν (Him), χλαμύδα (a robe) κοκκίνην (scarlet) περιέθηκαν (they put around) αὐτῷ (Him). ²⁹ καὶ (And) πλέξαντες (having twisted together) στέφανον (a crown) ἐξ (of) ἀκανθῶν (thorns), ἐπέθηκαν (they put it) ἐπὶ (on) τῆς (the) κεφαλῆς (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) κάλαμον (a reed) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) δεξιᾷ (right hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him); καὶ (and) γονυπετήσαντες (having bowed the knees) ἔμπροσθεν (before) αὐτοῦ (Him), ἐνέπαιξαν (they mocked) αὐτῷ (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Χαῖρε (Hail), Βασιλεῦ (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” ³⁰ καὶ (And) ἐμπτύσαντες (having spit) εἰς (upon) αὐτὸν (Him), ἔλαβον (they took) τὸν (the) κάλαμον (reed) καὶ (and) ἔτυπτον (kept striking Him) εἰς (on) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

¹² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἔφη (He was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἠλίας (Elijah) μὲν (indeed) ἐλθὼν (having come) πρῶτον (first), ἀποκαθιστάνει (restores) πάντα (all things); καὶ (and) πῶς (how) γέγραπται (has it been written) ἐπὶ (of) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man), ἵνα (that) πολλὰ (many things) πάθῃ (He should suffer) καὶ (and) ἐξουδενηθῇ (be set at naught)?

¹⁶ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) στρατιῶται (the soldiers) ἀπήγαγον (led away) αὐτὸν (him) ἔσω (into) τῆς (the) αὐλῆς (palace), ὅ (that) ἐστιν (is) Πραιτώριον (the Praetorium), καὶ (and) συνκαλοῦσιν (they call together) ὅλην (all) τὴν (the) σπεῖραν (cohort). ¹⁷ καὶ (And) ἐνδιδύσκουσιν (they put on) αὐτὸν (Him) πορφύραν (purple), καὶ (and) περιτιθέασιν (placed on) αὐτῷ (Him), πλέξαντες (having twisted together) ἀκάνθινον (of thorns) στέφανον (a crown), ¹⁸ καὶ (and) ἤρξαντο (they began) ἀσπάζεσθαι (to salute) αὐτόν (Him), “Χαῖρε (Hail), Βασιλεῦ (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” ¹⁹ Καὶ (And) ἔτυπτον (they kept striking) αὐτοῦ (His) τὴν (-) κεφαλὴν (head) καλάμῳ (with a reed), καὶ (and) ἐνέπτυον (spitting on) αὐτῷ (Him); καὶ (and), τιθέντες (bending) τὰ (the) γόνατα (knees), προσεκύνουν (they were kneeling down) αὐτῷ (to Him). ²⁰ καὶ (And) ὅτε (when) ἐνέπαιξαν (they had mocked) αὐτῷ (Him), ἐξέδυσαν (they took off) αὐτὸν (him) τὴν (the) πορφύραν (purple) καὶ (and) ἐνέδυσαν (put on) αὐτὸν (Him) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (His) ‹ἴδια› (own). Καὶ (And) ἐξάγουσιν (they are leading out) αὐτὸν (him), ἵνα (that) σταυρώσωσιν (they might crucify) αὐτόν (Him).

⁶⁴ καὶ (And) περικαλύψαντες (having blindfolded) αὐτὸν (Him), ἐπηρώτων (they were questioning Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Προφήτευσον (Prophesy), τίς (who) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the one) παίσας (having struck) σε (You)?” ⁶⁵ καὶ (And) ἕτερα (other things) πολλὰ (many), βλασφημοῦντες (blaspheming), ἔλεγον (they were saying) εἰς (to) αὐτόν (Him).

⁵ ἐξῆλθεν (Went forth) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἔξω (outside), φορῶν (wearing) τὸν (the) ἀκάνθινον (thorny) στέφανον (crown) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) πορφυροῦν (purple) ἱμάτιον (robe). καὶ (And) λέγει (he says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold) ὁ (the) ἄνθρωπος (man)!”

²⁷ Συνήχθησαν (Were gathered together) γὰρ (for) ἐπ’ (in) ἀληθείας (truth), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πόλει (city) ταύτῃ (this), ἐπὶ (against) τὸν (the) ἅγιον (holy) Παῖδά (servant) σου (of You) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) ὃν (whom) ἔχρισας (You anointed), Ἡρῴδης (Herod) τε (both) καὶ (and) Πόντιος (Pontius) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), σὺν (with) ἔθνεσιν (the Gentiles) καὶ (and) λαοῖς (peoples) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel), ²⁸ ποιῆσαι (to do) ὅσα (whatever) ἡ (the) χείρ (hand) σου (of You) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) βουλὴ (purpose) [σου] (of You) προώρισεν (had determined beforehand) γενέσθαι (to happen).

¹ Καὶ (And) προσελθόντες (having approached), οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees), πειράζοντες (testing), ἐπηρώτησαν (asked) αὐτὸν (Him) σημεῖον (a sign) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἐπιδεῖξαι (to show) αὐτοῖς (them).

²⁷ Συνήχθησαν (Were gathered together) γὰρ (for) ἐπ’ (in) ἀληθείας (truth), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πόλει (city) ταύτῃ (this), ἐπὶ (against) τὸν (the) ἅγιον (holy) Παῖδά (servant) σου (of You) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) ὃν (whom) ἔχρισας (You anointed), Ἡρῴδης (Herod) τε (both) καὶ (and) Πόντιος (Pontius) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), σὺν (with) ἔθνεσιν (the Gentiles) καὶ (and) λαοῖς (peoples) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel),

¹³ οὗτοι (These) μίαν (one) γνώμην (mind) ἔχουσιν (have), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) δύναμιν (power) καὶ (and) ἐξουσίαν (authority) αὐτῶν (of themselves), τῷ (to the) θηρίῳ (beast) διδόασιν (they shall give up). ¹⁴ Οὗτοι (These) μετὰ (with) τοῦ (the) Ἀρνίου (Lamb) πολεμήσουσιν (war will make), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) Ἀρνίον (Lamb) νικήσει (will overcome) αὐτούς (them), ὅτι (because) Κύριος (Lord) κυρίων (of lords) ἐστὶν (He is), καὶ (and) Βασιλεὺς (King) βασιλέων (of kings); καὶ (and) οἱ (those) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him) κλητοὶ (are called) καὶ (and) ἐκλεκτοὶ (chosen) καὶ (and) πιστοί (faithful).”

²¹ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ὁ (the) ἡγεμὼν (governor) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τίνα (Which) θέλετε (do you desire) ἀπὸ (of) τῶν (the) δύο (two), ἀπολύσω (I release) ὑμῖν (to you)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas).” ²² Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τί (What) οὖν (then) ποιήσω (should I do with) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), τὸν (who) λεγόμενον (is called) Χριστόν (Christ)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) πάντες (all), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).” ²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἔφη (he said), “Τί (What) γὰρ (for) κακὸν (evil) ἐποίησεν (did He commit)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) περισσῶς (all the more) ἔκραζον (they kept crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).”

⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐξῆλθεν (went forth) πάλιν (again) ἔξω (outside) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), καὶ (and) λέγει (he says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἴδε (Behold), ἄγω (I bring) ὑμῖν (to you) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔξω (out), ἵνα (so that) γνῶτε (you may know) ὅτι (that) οὐδεμίαν (no) αἰτίαν (guilt) εὑρίσκω (I find) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him).”

⁴ λέγων (saying), “Ἥμαρτον (I sinned), παραδοὺς (having betrayed) αἷμα (blood) ἀθῷον (innocent).” Οἱ (-) δὲ (Then) εἶπαν (they said), “Τί (What is that) πρὸς (to) ἡμᾶς (us)? σὺ (You) ὄψῃ (will see).”

⁵⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἑκατόνταρχος (the centurion) καὶ (and) οἱ (those) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (him) τηροῦντες (keeping guard over) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἰδόντες (having seen) τὸν (the) σεισμὸν (earthquake) καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) γενόμενα* (taking place), ἐφοβήθησαν (feared) σφόδρα (greatly), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἀληθῶς (Truly) Θεοῦ (God’s) Υἱὸς (Son) ἦν (was) οὗτος (this).”

¹ Καὶ (And) ἀναστὰν (having risen up), ἅπαν (all) τὸ (the) πλῆθος (multitude) αὐτῶν (of them) ἤγαγον (led) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate). ² ἤρξαντο (They began) δὲ (then) κατηγορεῖν (to accuse) αὐτοῦ (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Τοῦτον (This man) εὕραμεν (we found) διαστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸ (the) ἔθνος (nation) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) κωλύοντα (forbidding) φόρους (tribute) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) διδόναι (to be given), καὶ (and) λέγοντα (declaring) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) Χριστὸν (Christ), βασιλέα (a king), εἶναι (to be).”

⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) ὄχλους (crowds), “Οὐδὲν (Not) εὑρίσκω (find I) αἴτιον (guilt) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this).” ⁵ Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπίσχυον (they kept insisting), λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-), “Ἀνασείει (He stirs up) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people), διδάσκων (teaching) καθ’ (throughout) ὅλης (all) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) ἀρξάμενος (He has begun) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ἕως (even to) ὧδε (here).”

²⁸ καὶ (And) μηδεμίαν (no) αἰτίαν (cause) θανάτου (of death) εὑρόντες (having found), ᾐτήσαντο (they begged) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate) ἀναιρεθῆναι (to put to death) αὐτόν (him).

²⁶ Τότε (Then) ἀπέλυσεν (he released) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas); τὸν (-) δὲ (and) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) φραγελλώσας (having flogged), παρέδωκεν (He delivered up Him), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified).

¹⁵ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), βουλόμενος (desiring) τῷ (to the) ὄχλῳ (crowd) τὸ (that which was) ἱκανὸν (satisfactory) ποιῆσαι (to do), ἀπέλυσεν (released) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas), καὶ (and) παρέδωκεν (he delivered) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), φραγελλώσας (having flogged him), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified).

¹ Τότε (At that time) οὖν (therefore) ἔλαβεν (took) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) καὶ (and) ἐμαστίγωσεν (flogged Him). ² καὶ (And) οἱ (the) στρατιῶται (soldiers), πλέξαντες (having twisted together) στέφανον (a crown) ἐξ (of) ἀκανθῶν (thorns), ἐπέθηκαν (put it on) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τῇ (the) κεφαλῇ (head), καὶ (and) ἱμάτιον (a robe) πορφυροῦν (purple) περιέβαλον (cast around) αὐτόν (Him), ³ καὶ (and) ἤρχοντο (they began coming up) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) ἔλεγον (saying), “Χαῖρε (Hail), ὁ (-) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” καὶ (And) ἐδίδοσαν (they kept giving) αὐτῷ (Him) ῥαπίσματα (blows with the palm). ⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐξῆλθεν (went forth) πάλιν (again) ἔξω (outside) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), καὶ (and) λέγει (he says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἴδε (Behold), ἄγω (I bring) ὑμῖν (to you) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔξω (out), ἵνα (so that) γνῶτε (you may know) ὅτι (that) οὐδεμίαν (no) αἰτίαν (guilt) εὑρίσκω (I find) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him).”

⁴⁰ Ἐπείσθησαν (They were persuaded) δὲ (now) αὐτῷ (by him); καὶ (and) προσκαλεσάμενοι (having called in) τοὺς (the) ἀποστόλους (apostles), δείραντες (having beaten), παρήγγειλαν (they commanded them) μὴ (not) λαλεῖν (to speak) ἐπὶ (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus), καὶ (and) ἀπέλυσαν (released them). ⁴¹ Οἱ (They) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) ἐπορεύοντο (departed), χαίροντες (rejoicing), ἀπὸ (from) προσώπου (the presence) τοῦ (of the) συνεδρίου (Council), ὅτι (that) κατηξιώθησαν (they had been counted worthy) ὑπὲρ (for) τοῦ (the) Ὀνόματος (Name) ἀτιμασθῆναι (to suffer dishonor).

³⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Παῦλος (Paul) ἔφη (was saying) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Δείραντες (Having beaten) ἡμᾶς (us) δημοσίᾳ (publicly), ἀκατακρίτους (uncondemned) ἀνθρώπους (men), Ῥωμαίους (Romans) ὑπάρχοντας (being), ἔβαλαν (they cast us) εἰς (into) φυλακήν (prison), καὶ (and) νῦν (now) λάθρᾳ (secretly) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐκβάλλουσιν (do they throw out)? οὐ (No) γάρ (indeed)! ἀλλὰ (Instead), ἐλθόντες (having come) αὐτοὶ (themselves), ἡμᾶς (us) ἐξαγαγέτωσαν (let them bring out).”

¹⁵ Κατὰ (At) δὲ (now) ἑορτὴν (the feast), εἰώθει (was accustomed) ὁ (the) ἡγεμὼν (governor) ἀπολύειν (to release) ἕνα (one) τῷ (to the) ὄχλῳ (multitude) δέσμιον (prisoner), ὃν (whom) ἤθελον (they were wishing).

⁶ Κατὰ (At) δὲ (then) ἑορτὴν (the feast), ἀπέλυεν (he used to release) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἕνα (one) δέσμιον (prisoner), ὃν (whom) παρῃτοῦντο (they requested).

³⁹ ἔστιν (It is) δὲ (however) συνήθεια (a custom) ὑμῖν (with you) ἵνα (that) ἕνα (one) ἀπολύσω (I should release) ὑμῖν (to you) ἐν (at) τῷ (the) πάσχα (Passover); βούλεσθε (wish you) οὖν (therefore) ἀπολύσω (I should release) ὑμῖν (to you) τὸν (the) Βασιλέα (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?”

¹⁵ Κατὰ (At) δὲ (now) ἑορτὴν (the feast), εἰώθει (was accustomed) ὁ (the) ἡγεμὼν (governor) ἀπολύειν (to release) ἕνα (one) τῷ (to the) ὄχλῳ (multitude) δέσμιον (prisoner), ὃν (whom) ἤθελον (they were wishing). ¹⁶ εἶχον (They were holding) δὲ (now) τότε (at that time) δέσμιον (a prisoner) ἐπίσημον (notable), λεγόμενον (called) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas). ¹⁷ συνηγμένων (Being gathered together) οὖν (therefore) αὐτῶν (of them), εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τίνα (Whom) θέλετε (will you that) ἀπολύσω (I shall release) ὑμῖν (to you)? τὸν› (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas), ἢ (or) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), τὸν (who) λεγόμενον (is called) Χριστόν (Christ)?” ¹⁸ ᾔδει (He knew) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (that) διὰ (through) φθόνον (envy) παρέδωκαν (they delivered up) αὐτόν (him). ¹⁹ Καθημένου (As was sitting) δὲ (now) αὐτοῦ (he) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) βήματος (judgment seat), ἀπέστειλεν (sent) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) ἡ (the) γυνὴ (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), λέγουσα (saying), “Μηδὲν (Let there be nothing) σοὶ (between you) καὶ (and) τῷ (the) δικαίῳ (righteous man) ἐκείνῳ (that); πολλὰ (many things) γὰρ (for) ἔπαθον (I suffered) σήμερον (today) κατ’ (in) ὄναρ (a dream) δι’ (because of) αὐτόν (Him).” ²⁰ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀρχιερεῖς (the chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) πρεσβύτεροι (elders) ἔπεισαν (persuaded) τοὺς (the) ὄχλους (crowds) ἵνα (that) αἰτήσωνται (they should ask for) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas), τὸν (-) δὲ (and) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) ἀπολέσωσιν (should destroy). ²¹ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ὁ (the) ἡγεμὼν (governor) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τίνα (Which) θέλετε (do you desire) ἀπὸ (of) τῶν (the) δύο (two), ἀπολύσω (I release) ὑμῖν (to you)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas).” ²² Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τί (What) οὖν (then) ποιήσω (should I do with) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), τὸν (who) λεγόμενον (is called) Χριστόν (Christ)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) πάντες (all), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).” ²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἔφη (he said), “Τί (What) γὰρ (for) κακὸν (evil) ἐποίησεν (did He commit)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) περισσῶς (all the more) ἔκραζον (they kept crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).” ²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ὅτι (that) οὐδὲν (nothing) ὠφελεῖ (it availed), ἀλλὰ (but) μᾶλλον (rather) θόρυβος (a riot) γίνεται (is arising), λαβὼν (having taken) ὕδωρ (water), ἀπενίψατο (he washed) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἀπέναντι* (before) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd), λέγων (saying), “Ἀθῷός (Guiltless) εἰμι (I am) ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) αἵματος (blood) τούτου (of this). ὑμεῖς (For yourselves) ὄψεσθε (you will see).” ²⁵ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), πᾶς (all) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) εἶπεν (said), “Τὸ (The) αἷμα (blood) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐφ’ (be on) ἡμᾶς (us), καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (on) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) ἡμῶν (of us).” ²⁶ Τότε (Then) ἀπέλυσεν (he released) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas); τὸν (-) δὲ (and) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) φραγελλώσας (having flogged), παρέδωκεν (He delivered up Him), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified).

⁶ Κατὰ (At) δὲ (then) ἑορτὴν (the feast), ἀπέλυεν (he used to release) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἕνα (one) δέσμιον (prisoner), ὃν (whom) παρῃτοῦντο (they requested). ⁷ ἦν (There was) δὲ (then) ὁ (the one) λεγόμενος (called) Βαραββᾶς (Barabbas), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) στασιαστῶν (rebels) δεδεμένος (having been bound), οἵτινες (who) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) στάσει (insurrection) φόνον (murder) πεποιήκεισαν (had committed). ⁸ καὶ (And) ἀναβὰς (having cried out), ὁ (the) ὄχλος (crowd) ἤρξατο (began) αἰτεῖσθαι (to beg him to do) καθὼς (as usually) ἐποίει (he did) αὐτοῖς (for them). ⁹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἀπεκρίθη (answered) αὐτοῖς (them), λέγων (saying), “Θέλετε (Wish you that) ἀπολύσω (I should release) ὑμῖν (to you) τὸν (the) Βασιλέα (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” ¹⁰ ἐγίνωσκεν (He was aware) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (that) διὰ (because of) φθόνον (envy) παραδεδώκεισαν (had delivered up) αὐτὸν (Him) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests). ¹¹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἀρχιερεῖς (the chief priests) ἀνέσεισαν (stirred up) τὸν (the) ὄχλον (crowd) ἵνα (so that) μᾶλλον (instead) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas) ἀπολύσῃ (he might release) αὐτοῖς (to them). ¹² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) πάλιν (again) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ἔλεγεν (was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τί (What) οὖν (then) ‹θέλετε› (do you wish that) ποιήσω (I should do) ὃν (to Him) λέγετε (you call) τὸν (the) Βασιλέα (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” ¹³ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) πάλιν (again) ἔκραξαν (they cried out), “Σταύρωσον (Crucify) αὐτόν (Him)!” ¹⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἔλεγεν (was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τί (What) γὰρ (indeed) ἐποίησεν (did He commit) κακόν (evil)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (But) περισσῶς (much more) ἔκραξαν (they shouted), “Σταύρωσον (Crucify) αὐτόν (Him)!” ¹⁵ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), βουλόμενος (desiring) τῷ (to the) ὄχλῳ (crowd) τὸ (that which was) ἱκανὸν (satisfactory) ποιῆσαι (to do), ἀπέλυσεν (released) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas), καὶ (and) παρέδωκεν (he delivered) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), φραγελλώσας (having flogged him), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified).

³⁹ ἔστιν (It is) δὲ (however) συνήθεια (a custom) ὑμῖν (with you) ἵνα (that) ἕνα (one) ἀπολύσω (I should release) ὑμῖν (to you) ἐν (at) τῷ (the) πάσχα (Passover); βούλεσθε (wish you) οὖν (therefore) ἀπολύσω (I should release) ὑμῖν (to you) τὸν (the) Βασιλέα (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” ⁴⁰ Ἐκραύγασαν (They cried out) οὖν (then) πάλιν (again) λέγοντες (saying), “Μὴ (Not) τοῦτον (this one), ἀλλὰ (but) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas)!” ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Βαραββᾶς (Barabbas) λῃστής (an insurrectionist).

¹⁵ Ἐκραύγασαν (They cried out) οὖν (therefore), “Ἐκεῖνοι (With Him) Ἆρον (away), ἆρον (away)! σταύρωσον (Crucify) αὐτόν (Him)!” Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τὸν (The) Βασιλέα (King) ὑμῶν (of you) σταυρώσω (shall I crucify)?” Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Answered) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), “Οὐκ (Not) ἔχομεν (we have) βασιλέα (a king), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) Καίσαρα (Caesar).” ¹⁶ Τότε (Then) οὖν (therefore) παρέδωκεν (he delivered) αὐτὸν (Him) αὐτοῖς (to them), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified). Παρέλαβον (They took) οὖν (therefore) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

¹⁴ ὑμεῖς (You) δὲ (however) τὸν (the) Ἅγιον (Holy) καὶ (and) Δίκαιον (Righteous One) ἠρνήσασθε (denied), καὶ (and) ᾐτήσασθε (requested) ἄνδρα (a man), φονέα (a murderer), χαρισθῆναι (to be granted) ὑμῖν (to you);

³⁶ ἠκολούθει (Were following) γὰρ (for) τὸ (the) πλῆθος (multitude) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people), κράζοντες (crying out), “Αἶρε (Away with) αὐτόν (him).”

²² Ἤκουον (They were listening) δὲ (now) αὐτοῦ (to him) ἄχρι (until) τούτου (this) τοῦ (-) λόγου (word), καὶ (and) ἐπῆραν (they lifted up) τὴν (the) φωνὴν (voice) αὐτῶν (of them), λέγοντες (saying), “Αἶρε (Away with) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), τὸν (the) τοιοῦτον (such). οὐ (Not) γὰρ (for) καθῆκεν (it is fit) αὐτὸν (he) ζῆν (to live)!”

⁸ Ἡ (-) δὲ (And) προβιβασθεῖσα (having been urged on) ὑπὸ (by) τῆς (the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτῆς (of her), “Δός (Give) μοι (me),” φησίν (she says), “Ὧδε (here) ἐπὶ (upon) πίνακι (a platter) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) Ἰωάννου (of John) τοῦ (the) Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptist).” ⁹ Καὶ (And) λυπηθεὶς (having been grieved) ὁ (the) βασιλεὺς (king), διὰ (on account of) τοὺς (the) ὅρκους (oaths) καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) συνανακειμένους (reclining with him), ἐκέλευσεν (he commanded it) δοθῆναι (to be given).

²² Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Τί (What) οὖν (then) ποιήσω (should I do with) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), τὸν (who) λεγόμενον (is called) Χριστόν (Christ)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) πάντες (all), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).” ²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἔφη (he said), “Τί (What) γὰρ (for) κακὸν (evil) ἐποίησεν (did He commit)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) περισσῶς (all the more) ἔκραζον (they kept crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Σταυρωθήτω (Let Him be crucified).” ²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ὅτι (that) οὐδὲν (nothing) ὠφελεῖ (it availed), ἀλλὰ (but) μᾶλλον (rather) θόρυβος (a riot) γίνεται (is arising), λαβὼν (having taken) ὕδωρ (water), ἀπενίψατο (he washed) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἀπέναντι* (before) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd), λέγων (saying), “Ἀθῷός (Guiltless) εἰμι (I am) ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) αἵματος (blood) τούτου (of this). ὑμεῖς (For yourselves) ὄψεσθε (you will see).” ²⁵ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), πᾶς (all) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) εἶπεν (said), “Τὸ (The) αἷμα (blood) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐφ’ (be on) ἡμᾶς (us), καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (on) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) ἡμῶν (of us).”

¹³ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) πάλιν (again) ἔκραξαν (they cried out), “Σταύρωσον (Crucify) αὐτόν (Him)!”

¹⁶ παιδεύσας (Having chastised) οὖν (therefore) αὐτὸν (Him), ἀπολύσω (I will release Him).”

²⁰ Πάλιν (Again) δὲ (therefore) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) προσεφώνησεν (called) αὐτοῖς (to them), θέλων (wishing) ἀπολῦσαι (to release) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

¹ Τότε (At that time) οὖν (therefore) ἔλαβεν (took) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) καὶ (and) ἐμαστίγωσεν (flogged Him).

⁶ Κατὰ (At) δὲ (then) ἑορτὴν (the feast), ἀπέλυεν (he used to release) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἕνα (one) δέσμιον (prisoner), ὃν (whom) παρῃτοῦντο (they requested). ⁷ ἦν (There was) δὲ (then) ὁ (the one) λεγόμενος (called) Βαραββᾶς (Barabbas), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) στασιαστῶν (rebels) δεδεμένος (having been bound), οἵτινες (who) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) στάσει (insurrection) φόνον (murder) πεποιήκεισαν (had committed).

⁴⁰ Ἐκραύγασαν (They cried out) οὖν (then) πάλιν (again) λέγοντες (saying), “Μὴ (Not) τοῦτον (this one), ἀλλὰ (but) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas)!” ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Βαραββᾶς (Barabbas) λῃστής (an insurrectionist).

³² Ἐξερχόμενοι (Going forth) δὲ (now), εὗρον (they found) ἄνθρωπον (a man) Κυρηναῖον (of Cyrene), ὀνόματι (named) Σίμωνα (Simon). τοῦτον (Him) ἠγγάρευσαν (they compelled) ἵνα (that) ἄρῃ (he might carry) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ³³ Καὶ (And) ἐλθόντες (having come) εἰς (to) τόπον (a place) λεγόμενον (called) Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha), ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) κρανίου (of a Skull) τόπος (Place) λεγόμενος (called), ³⁴ ἔδωκαν (they gave) αὐτῷ (Him) πιεῖν (to drink) οἶνον (wine) μετὰ (with) χολῆς (gall) μεμιγμένον (mingled); καὶ (and) γευσάμενος (having tasted), οὐκ (not) ἠθέλησεν (He was willing) πιεῖν (to drink it). ³⁵ Σταυρώσαντες (Having crucified) δὲ (now) αὐτὸν (Him), διεμερίσαντο (they divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him), βάλλοντες (casting) κλῆρον (lots). ³⁶ καὶ (And) καθήμενοι (sitting down), ἐτήρουν (they were guarding) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐκεῖ (there). ³⁷ καὶ (And) ἐπέθηκαν (they put up) ἐπάνω (over) τῆς (the) κεφαλῆς (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὴν (the) αἰτίαν (accusation) αὐτοῦ (of Him) γεγραμμένην (written): ΟΥΤΟΣ* (This) ΕΣΤΙΝ (is) ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus), Ο* (the) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews). ³⁸ Τότε (At the same time) σταυροῦνται (are crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) δύο (two) λῃσταί (robbers), εἷς (one) ἐκ (at the) δεξιῶν (right hand), καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (at the) εὐωνύμων (left). ³⁹ Οἱ (Those) δὲ (now) παραπορευόμενοι (passing by) ἐβλασφήμουν (kept railing at) αὐτὸν (Him), κινοῦντες (wagging) τὰς (the) κεφαλὰς (heads) αὐτῶν (of them) ⁴⁰ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Ὁ (The One) καταλύων (destroying) τὸν (the) ναὸν (temple) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τρισὶν (three) ἡμέραις (days) οἰκοδομῶν (building it), σῶσον (save) σεαυτόν (Yourself)! εἰ (If) Υἱὸς (the Son) εἶ (You are) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), καὶ (also) κατάβηθι (descend) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross)!” ⁴¹ Ὁμοίως (Likewise) ‹καὶ› (also) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), ἐμπαίζοντες (mocking), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes) καὶ (and) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), ἔλεγον (were saying), ⁴² “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved). ἑαυτὸν (Himself) οὐ (not) δύναται (is He able) σῶσαι (to save). Βασιλεὺς (King) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel) ἐστιν (He is). καταβάτω (Let Him descend) νῦν (now) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross), καὶ (and) πιστεύσομεν (we will believe) ἐπ’ (in) αὐτόν (Him). ⁴³ πέποιθεν (He trusted) ἐπὶ (on) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God). ῥυσάσθω (Let Him deliver) νῦν (now) εἰ (if) θέλει (He wants) αὐτόν (Him). εἶπεν (He said) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (-), ‘Θεοῦ (Of God) εἰμι (I am) Υἱός (the Son).’” ⁴⁴ Τὸ (-) δ’ (And) αὐτὸ (likewise) καὶ (even) οἱ (the) λῃσταὶ (robbers), οἱ (those) συσταυρωθέντες (having been crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him), ὠνείδιζον (were upbraiding) αὐτόν (Him).

²¹ Καὶ (And) ἀγγαρεύουσιν (they compel), παράγοντά (passing by) τινα (one), Σίμωνα (Simon) Κυρηναῖον (of Cyrene), ἐρχόμενον (coming) ἀπ’ (from) ἀγροῦ (the country), τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) Ἀλεξάνδρου (of Alexander) καὶ (and) Ῥούφου (Rufus), ἵνα (that) ἄρῃ (he might carry) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ²² Καὶ (And) φέρουσιν (they bring) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Γολγοθᾶν (Golgotha), τόπον (a place) ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) μεθερμηνευόμενον* (translated), Κρανίου (of a Skull) τόπος (Place). ²³ καὶ (And) ἐδίδουν (they were offering) αὐτῷ (Him), ἐσμυρνισμένον (having been mixed with myrrh), οἶνον (wine); ὃς (He) δὲ (however) οὐκ (not) ἔλαβεν (did take it). ²⁴ Καὶ (And) σταυροῦσιν (having crucified) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (also) διαμερίζονται (they divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him), βάλλοντες (casting) κλῆρον (lots) ἐπ’ (for) αὐτὰ (them), τίς (who) τί (what) ἄρῃ (should take). ²⁵ Ἦν (It was) δὲ (then) ὥρα (the hour) τρίτη (third), καὶ (and) ἐσταύρωσαν (they crucified) αὐτόν (Him). ²⁶ καὶ (And) ἦν (there was) ἡ (the) ἐπιγραφὴ (inscription) τῆς (of the) αἰτίας (accusation) αὐτοῦ (against Him) ἐπιγεγραμμένη (having been written): Ο* (The) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews). ²⁷ Καὶ (And) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) σταυροῦσιν (they crucify) δύο (two) λῃστάς (robbers), ἕνα (one) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (the right hand), καὶ (and) ἕνα (one) ἐξ (at the) εὐωνύμων (left) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ^{28 29} Καὶ (And) οἱ (those) παραπορευόμενοι (passing by) ἐβλασφήμουν (were railing at) αὐτὸν (Him), κινοῦντες (shaking) τὰς (the) κεφαλὰς (heads) αὐτῶν (of them) καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Οὐὰ (Aha)! ὁ (The One) καταλύων (destroying) τὸν (the) ναὸν (temple) καὶ (and) οἰκοδομῶν (building it) ἐν (in) τρισὶν (three) ἡμέραις (days), ³⁰ σῶσον (save) σεαυτὸν (Yourself), καταβὰς (having descended) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross)!” ³¹ Ὁμοίως (Likewise) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), ἐμπαίζοντες (mocking) πρὸς (among) ἀλλήλους (one another), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes), ἔλεγον (were saying), “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved); ἑαυτὸν (Himself) οὐ (not) δύναται (He is able) σῶσαι (to save). ³² ὁ (The) Χριστὸς (Christ), ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) Ἰσραὴλ (of Israel), καταβάτω (let Him descend) νῦν (now) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross), ἵνα (that) ἴδωμεν (we might see) καὶ (and) πιστεύσωμεν (believe)!” καὶ (And) οἱ (those) συνεσταυρωμένοι (being crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) ὠνείδιζον (were upbraiding) αὐτόν (Him).

²³ Ἔλεγεν (He was saying) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) πάντας (all), “Εἴ (If) τις (anyone) θέλει (desires) ὀπίσω (after) μου (Me) ἔρχεσθαι (to come), ἀρνησάσθω (let him deny) ἑαυτὸν (himself), καὶ (and) ἀράτω (let him take up) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of him) καθ’ (every) ἡμέραν (day), καὶ (and) ἀκολουθείτω (let him follow) μοι (Me).

²⁷ ὅστις (Whoever) οὐ (not) βαστάζει (carries) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) ἑαυτοῦ (of himself) καὶ (and) ἔρχεται (comes) ὀπίσω (after) μου (Me), οὐ (not) δύναται (is able) εἶναί (to be) μου (My) μαθητής (disciple).

¹⁶ Τότε (Then) οὖν (therefore) παρέδωκεν (he delivered) αὐτὸν (Him) αὐτοῖς (to them), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified). Παρέλαβον (They took) οὖν (therefore) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus). ¹⁷ Καὶ (And) βαστάζων (bearing) ἑαυτῷ (His own) τὸν (-) σταυρὸν (cross), ἐξῆλθεν (He went out) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) λεγόμενον (called) Κρανίου (of the Skull) τόπον (Place), ὃ (which) λέγεται (is called) Ἑβραϊστὶ (in Hebrew) Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha),

¹⁰ Φρυγίαν (Phrygia) τε (both) καὶ (and) Παμφυλίαν (Pamphylia), Αἴγυπτον (Egypt) καὶ (and) τὰ (the) μέρη (parts) τῆς (-) Λιβύης (of Libya) τῆς (that) κατὰ (are around) Κυρήνην (Cyrene), καὶ (and) οἱ (those) ἐπιδημοῦντες (visiting here) Ῥωμαῖοι (from Rome);

⁶ οὓς (whom) ἔστησαν (they set) ἐνώπιον (before) τῶν (the) ἀποστόλων (apostles); καὶ (and) προσευξάμενοι (having prayed), ἐπέθηκαν (they laid) αὐτοῖς (on them) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands).

⁹ ἀνέστησαν (Arose) δέ (however) τινες (certain) τῶν (of those) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) συναγωγῆς (synagogue) τῆς (-) λεγομένης (called) Λιβερτίνων (Freedmen), καὶ (including) Κυρηναίων (Cyrenians) καὶ (and) Ἀλεξανδρέων (Alexandrians) καὶ (and) τῶν (of those) ἀπὸ (from) Κιλικίας (Cilicia) καὶ (and) Ἀσίας (Asia), συζητοῦντες (disputing) τῷ (with) Στεφάνῳ (Stephen).

¹ Ἦσαν (There were) δὲ (now) ἐν (in) Ἀντιοχείᾳ (Antioch), κατὰ (in) τὴν (the) οὖσαν (being there) ἐκκλησίαν (church), προφῆται (prophets) καὶ (and) διδάσκαλοι (teachers), ὅ (-) τε (both) Βαρνάβας (Barnabas) καὶ (and) Συμεὼν (Simeon) ὁ (who) καλούμενος (was called) Νίγερ (Niger), καὶ (and) Λούκιος (Lucius) ὁ (the) Κυρηναῖος (Cyrenian), Μαναήν (Manaen) τε (also)— Ἡρῴδου (Herod) τοῦ (the) τετραάρχου (tetrarch) σύντροφος (brought up with)— καὶ (and) Σαῦλος (Saul).

⁵⁵ Ἦσαν (They were) δὲ (now) ἐκεῖ (there) γυναῖκες (women) πολλαὶ (many) ἀπὸ (from) μακρόθεν (afar off), θεωροῦσαι (looking on), αἵτινες (who) ἠκολούθησαν (followed) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), διακονοῦσαι (ministering) αὐτῷ (to Him),

⁴⁰ Ἦσαν (There were) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) γυναῖκες (women) ἀπὸ (from) μακρόθεν (afar off) θεωροῦσαι (looking on), ἐν (among) αἷς (whom) καὶ (also) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene), καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the) Ἰακώβου (of James) τοῦ (the) μικροῦ (least) καὶ (and) Ἰωσῆτος (of Joseph) μήτηρ (mother), καὶ (and) Σαλώμη (Salome),

² καὶ (and) γυναῖκές (women) τινες (certain) αἳ (who) ἦσαν (had been) τεθεραπευμέναι (cured) ἀπὸ (from) πνευμάτων (spirits) πονηρῶν (evil) καὶ (and) ἀσθενειῶν (infirmities): Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (who) καλουμένη (is called) Μαγδαληνή (Magdalene), ἀφ’ (from) ἧς (whom) δαιμόνια (demons) ἑπτὰ (seven) ἐξεληλύθει (had gone out);

⁵² ἔκλαιον (They were weeping) δὲ (now) πάντες (all) καὶ (and) ἐκόπτοντο (mourning for) αὐτήν (her). ὁ (-) δὲ (But) εἶπεν (He said), “Μὴ (Not) κλαίετε (weep); ‹οὐ (not) γὰρ› (for) ἀπέθανεν (she is dead), ἀλλὰ (but) καθεύδει (sleeps).”

⁵⁵ Κατακολουθήσασαι (Having followed) δὲ (then), αἱ (the) γυναῖκες (women) αἵτινες (who) ἦσαν (were) συνεληλυθυῖαι (come) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) αὐτῷ (with Him), ἐθεάσαντο (saw) τὸ (the) μνημεῖον (tomb) καὶ (and) ὡς (how) ἐτέθη (was laid) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

¹⁹ Οὐαὶ (Woe) δὲ (then) ταῖς (to those) ἐν (in) γαστρὶ (womb) ἐχούσαις (having), καὶ (and) ταῖς (to the ones) θηλαζούσαις (nursing infants) ἐν (in) ἐκείναις (those) ταῖς (the) ἡμέραις (days).

¹⁷ Οὐαὶ (Woe) δὲ (then) ταῖς (to those) ἐν (in) γαστρὶ (womb) ἐχούσαις (having), καὶ (and) ταῖς (to the ones) θηλαζούσαις (nursing infants) ἐν (in) ἐκείναις (those) ταῖς (-) ἡμέραις (days)! ¹⁸ προσεύχεσθε (Pray) δὲ (then) ἵνα (that it) μὴ (not) γένηται (might be) χειμῶνος (in winter); ¹⁹ ἔσονται (will be in) γὰρ (for) αἱ (the) ἡμέραι (days) ἐκεῖναι (those) θλῖψις (tribulation), οἵα (such as) οὐ (never) γέγονεν (has been) τοιαύτη (the like), ἀπ’ (from the) ἀρχῆς (beginning) κτίσεως (of creation), ἣν (which) ἔκτισεν (created) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), ἕως (until) τοῦ (-) νῦν (now)— καὶ (and) οὐ (never) μὴ (not) γένηται (shall be).

²³ Οὐαὶ (But woe) ταῖς (to those) ἐν (in) γαστρὶ (womb) ἐχούσαις (having), καὶ (and) ταῖς (to the ones) θηλαζούσαις (nursing) ἐν (in) ἐκείναις (those) ταῖς (the) ἡμέραις (days); ἔσται (there will be) γὰρ (for) ἀνάγκη (distress) μεγάλη (great) ἐπὶ (upon) τῆς (the) γῆς (land) καὶ (and) ὀργὴ (wrath) τῷ (to the) λαῷ (people) τούτῳ (this). ²⁴ καὶ (And) πεσοῦνται (they will fall) στόματι (by the edge) μαχαίρης (of the sword), καὶ (and) αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται (will be led captive) εἰς (into) τὰ (the) ἔθνη (nations); πάντα (all) καὶ (and) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem) ἔσται (will be) πατουμένη (trodden down) ὑπὸ (by) ἐθνῶν (the Gentiles), ἄχρι (until) οὗ (that) πληρωθῶσιν (are fulfilled) καιροὶ (the times) ἐθνῶν (of the Gentiles).

¹⁶ καὶ (And) λέγουσιν (they say) τοῖς (to the) ὄρεσιν (mountains) καὶ (and) ταῖς (to the) πέτραις (rocks), “Πέσετε (Fall) ἐφ’ (on) ἡμᾶς (us) καὶ (and) κρύψατε (hide) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀπὸ (from) προσώπου (the face) τοῦ (of the One) καθημένου (sitting) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne), καὶ (and) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) ὀργῆς (wrath) τοῦ (of the) Ἀρνίου (Lamb),

⁶ καὶ (And) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἡμέραις (days) ἐκείναις (those), ζητήσουσιν (will seek) οἱ (-) ἄνθρωποι (men) τὸν (-) θάνατον (death), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) μὴ (no more) εὑρήσουσιν (will find) αὐτόν (it); καὶ (and) ἐπιθυμήσουσιν (they will long) ἀποθανεῖν (to die), καὶ (and) φεύγει (shall flee) ὁ (-) θάνατος (death) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτῶν (them).

¹² οὗ (whose) τὸ (-) πτύον (winnowing fork is) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) χειρὶ (hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him); καὶ (and) διακαθαριεῖ (He will clear) τὴν (the) ἅλωνα (threshing floor) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) συνάξει (will gather) τὸν (the) σῖτον (wheat) αὐτοῦ (of Him) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἀποθήκην (barn); τὸ (the) δὲ (but) ἄχυρον (chaff) κατακαύσει (He will burn up) πυρὶ (with fire) ἀσβέστῳ (unquenchable).”

⁶ ἐὰν (If) μή (not) τις (anyone) μένῃ (abide) ἐν (in) ἐμοί (Me), ἐβλήθη (he is thrown) ἔξω (out) ὡς (like) τὸ (the) κλῆμα (branch) καὶ (and) ἐξηράνθη (is dried up), καὶ (and) συνάγουσιν (they gather) αὐτὰ (them) καὶ (and) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πῦρ (fire) βάλλουσιν (cast), καὶ (and) καίεται (it is burned).

⁸ ἐκφέρουσα (That bringing forth) δὲ (however) ἀκάνθας (thorns) καὶ (and) τριβόλους (thistles) ἀδόκιμος (is worthless) καὶ (and) κατάρας (a curse) ἐγγύς (near to), ἧς (of which) τὸ (the) τέλος (end is) εἰς (unto) καῦσιν (burning).

¹⁷ ὅτι (For it is) ὁ (the) καιρὸς (time for) τοῦ (-) ἄρξασθαι (to have begun) τὸ (the) κρίμα (judgment) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) οἴκου (house) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God); εἰ (if) δὲ (now) πρῶτον (first) ἀφ’ (from) ἡμῶν (us), τί (what will be) τὸ (the) τέλος (outcome) τῶν (of those) ἀπειθούντων (disobeying) τῷ (the) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εὐαγγελίῳ (gospel)? ¹⁸ καὶ (And), “Εἰ (If) ὁ (the) δίκαιος (righteous one) μόλις (with difficulty) σώζεται (is saved), ὁ (the) ἀσεβὴς (ungodly) καὶ (and) ἁμαρτωλὸς (sinner) ποῦ (where) φανεῖται (will appear)?”

¹² Οὗτοί (These) εἰσιν (are) οἱ (the ones) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἀγάπαις (love feasts) ὑμῶν (of you), σπιλάδες (hidden reefs), συνευωχούμενοι (feasting together with you) ἀφόβως (fearlessly), ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) ποιμαίνοντες (shepherding); νεφέλαι (clouds) ἄνυδροι (without water), ὑπὸ (by) ἀνέμων (winds) παραφερόμεναι (being carried about); δένδρα (trees) φθινοπωρινὰ (autumnal) ἄκαρπα (without fruit), δὶς (twice) ἀποθανόντα (having died), ἐκριζωθέντα (having been uprooted);

³⁸ Τότε (At the same time) σταυροῦνται (are crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) δύο (two) λῃσταί (robbers), εἷς (one) ἐκ (at the) δεξιῶν (right hand), καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (at the) εὐωνύμων (left).

²⁷ Καὶ (And) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) σταυροῦσιν (they crucify) δύο (two) λῃστάς (robbers), ἕνα (one) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (the right hand), καὶ (and) ἕνα (one) ἐξ (at the) εὐωνύμων (left) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

³⁷ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) τοῦτο (this) τὸ (which) γεγραμμένον (has been written), δεῖ (it behooves) τελεσθῆναι (to be accomplished) ἐν (in) ἐμοί (Me): ‘Τό (-) Καὶ (And) μετὰ (with) ἀνόμων (the lawless) ἐλογίσθη (He was reckoned).’ καὶ (And) γὰρ (for) τὸ (the things) περὶ (concerning) ἐμοῦ (Me) τέλος (an end) ἔχει (have).”

¹⁸ ὅπου (where) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐσταύρωσαν (they crucified), καὶ (and) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him) ἄλλους (others) δύο (two), ἐντεῦθεν (on this side) καὶ (and) ἐντεῦθεν (on that side), μέσον (in between) δὲ (now) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

² ἀφορῶντες (looking) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) τῆς (of our) πίστεως (faith) ἀρχηγὸν (founder) καὶ (and) τελειωτὴν (perfecter), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ὃς (who) ἀντὶ (in view of) τῆς (the) προκειμένης (lying before) αὐτῷ (Him) χαρᾶς (joy), ὑπέμεινεν (endured) σταυρὸν (the cross), αἰσχύνης (its shame) καταφρονήσας (having despised), ἐν (at) δεξιᾷ (right hand) τε (and) τοῦ (of the) θρόνου (throne) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) κεκάθικεν (sat down).

¹⁹ καὶ (and) παραδώσουσιν (they will betray) αὐτὸν (Him) τοῖς (the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) εἰς (unto), τὸ (-) ἐμπαῖξαι (to mock) καὶ (and) μαστιγῶσαι (to flog) καὶ (and) σταυρῶσαι (to crucify); καὶ (and) τῇ (the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐγερθήσεται (He will rise again).”

² “Οἴδατε (You know) ὅτι (that) μετὰ (after) δύο (two) ἡμέρας (days) τὸ (the) πάσχα (Passover) γίνεται (takes place), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) παραδίδοται (is delivered) εἰς (over) τὸ (-) σταυρωθῆναι (to be crucified).”

³³ Καὶ (And) ἐλθόντες (having come) εἰς (to) τόπον (a place) λεγόμενον (called) Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha), ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) κρανίου (of a Skull) τόπος (Place) λεγόμενος (called), ³⁴ ἔδωκαν (they gave) αὐτῷ (Him) πιεῖν (to drink) οἶνον (wine) μετὰ (with) χολῆς (gall) μεμιγμένον (mingled); καὶ (and) γευσάμενος (having tasted), οὐκ (not) ἠθέλησεν (He was willing) πιεῖν (to drink it).

³³ ὅτι (-) “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀναβαίνομεν (we go up) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) παραδοθήσεται (will be betrayed) τοῖς (to the) ἀρχιερεῦσιν (chief priests) καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) γραμματεῦσιν (scribes), καὶ (and) κατακρινοῦσιν (they will condemn) αὐτὸν (Him) θανάτῳ (to death), καὶ (and) παραδώσουσιν (will betray) αὐτὸν (Him) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles). ³⁴ καὶ (And) ἐμπαίξουσιν (they will mock) αὐτῷ (Him), καὶ (and) ἐμπτύσουσιν (will spit upon) αὐτῷ (Him), καὶ (and) μαστιγώσουσιν (will flog) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (and) ἀποκτενοῦσιν (will kill), καὶ (and) μετὰ (on the) τρεῖς (third) ἡμέρας (day) ἀναστήσεται (He will rise again).”

²² Καὶ (And) φέρουσιν (they bring) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Γολγοθᾶν (Golgotha), τόπον (a place) ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) μεθερμηνευόμενον* (translated), Κρανίου (of a Skull) τόπος (Place). ²³ καὶ (And) ἐδίδουν (they were offering) αὐτῷ (Him), ἐσμυρνισμένον (having been mixed with myrrh), οἶνον (wine); ὃς (He) δὲ (however) οὐκ (not) ἔλαβεν (did take it).

⁷ λέγων (saying), ‘Τὸν (The) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ὅτι (-) δεῖ (it behooves) παραδοθῆναι (to be delivered) εἰς (into) χεῖρας (hands) ἀνθρώπων (of men) ἁμαρτωλῶν (sinful), καὶ (and) σταυρωθῆναι (to be crucified), καὶ (and) τῇ (the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἀναστῆναι (to arise).’”

¹⁴ καὶ (And) καθὼς (as) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ὕψωσεν (lifted up) τὸν (the) ὄφιν (serpent) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), οὕτως (thus) ὑψωθῆναι (to be lifted up) δεῖ (it behooves) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man),

³³ τοῦτο (This) δὲ (now) ἔλεγεν (He was saying), σημαίνων (signifying) ποίῳ (by what) θανάτῳ (death) ἤμελλεν (He was about) ἀποθνήσκειν (to die). ³⁴ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) οὖν (then) αὐτῷ (Him) ὁ (the) ὄχλος (crowd), “Ἡμεῖς (We) ἠκούσαμεν (have heard) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law) ὅτι (that) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) μένει (abides) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) αἰῶνα (age), καὶ (and) πῶς (how) λέγεις (say) σὺ (you) ὅτι (that) δεῖ (it behooves) ὑψωθῆναι (to be lifted up) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man)? τίς (Who) ἐστιν (is) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man)?”

³² ἵνα (that) ὁ (the) λόγος (word) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) πληρωθῇ (might be fulfilled), ὃν (which) εἶπεν (He had spoken), σημαίνων (signifying) ποίῳ (what) θανάτῳ (death) ἤμελλεν (He was about) ἀποθνήσκειν (to die).

¹⁷ Καὶ (And) βαστάζων (bearing) ἑαυτῷ (His own) τὸν (-) σταυρὸν (cross), ἐξῆλθεν (He went out) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) λεγόμενον (called) Κρανίου (of the Skull) τόπον (Place), ὃ (which) λέγεται (is called) Ἑβραϊστὶ (in Hebrew) Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha), ¹⁸ ὅπου (where) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐσταύρωσαν (they crucified), καὶ (and) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him) ἄλλους (others) δύο (two), ἐντεῦθεν (on this side) καὶ (and) ἐντεῦθεν (on that side), μέσον (in between) δὲ (now) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

²³ τοῦτον (Him) τῇ (by the) ὡρισμένῃ (determinate) βουλῇ (plan) καὶ (and) προγνώσει (foreknowledge) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ἔκδοτον (delivered up) διὰ (by) χειρὸς (hands) ἀνόμων (lawless), προσπήξαντες (having crucified), ἀνείλατε (You put to death),

³⁰ ὁ (The) Θεὸς (God) τῶν (of the) πατέρων (fathers) ἡμῶν (of us) ἤγειρεν (raised up) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ὃν (whom) ὑμεῖς (you) διεχειρίσασθε (killed), κρεμάσαντες (having hanged Him) ἐπὶ (on) ξύλου (a tree).

²⁹ Ὡς (When) δὲ (then) ἐτέλεσαν (they had finished) πάντα (all) τὰ (the things) περὶ (about) αὐτοῦ (Him) γεγραμμένα (having been written), καθελόντες (having taken Him down) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) ξύλου (tree), ἔθηκαν (they put Him) εἰς (in) μνημεῖον (a tomb).

¹³ Χριστὸς (Christ) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐξηγόρασεν (redeemed) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) κατάρας (curse) τοῦ (of the) νόμου (Law), γενόμενος (having become) ὑπὲρ (for) ἡμῶν (us) κατάρα (a curse), ὅτι (for) γέγραπται (it has been written): “Ἐπικατάρατος (Cursed is) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) κρεμάμενος (hanging) ἐπὶ (on) ξύλου (a tree)” —

¹² διὸ (Therefore) καὶ (also) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ἵνα (so that) ἁγιάσῃ (he might sanctify) διὰ (by) τοῦ (the) ἰδίου (own) αἵματος (blood) τὸν (the) λαόν (people), ἔξω (outside) τῆς (the) πύλης (gate) ἔπαθεν (suffered). ¹³ τοίνυν (Therefore) ἐξερχώμεθα (we should go forth) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔξω (outside) τῆς (the) παρεμβολῆς (camp), τὸν (the) ὀνειδισμὸν (reproach) αὐτοῦ (of Him) φέροντες (bearing).

²⁴ ὃς (Who) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) ἡμῶν (of us) αὐτὸς (Himself) ἀνήνεγκεν (bore) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) σώματι (body) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐπὶ (on) τὸ (the) ξύλον (tree), ἵνα (so that), ταῖς (-) ἁμαρτίαις (to sins) ἀπογενόμενοι (having been dead), τῇ (-) δικαιοσύνῃ (to righteousness) ζήσωμεν (we might live). “Οὗ (By whose) τῷ (-) μώλωπι (wounds) ἰάθητε (you have been healed).”

⁴⁴ ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (however) λέγω (say) ὑμῖν (to you), ἀγαπᾶτε (love) τοὺς (the) ἐχθροὺς (enemies) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) προσεύχεσθε (pray) ὑπὲρ (for) τῶν (those) διωκόντων (persecuting) ὑμᾶς (you),

²⁵ Ἐν (At) ἐκείνῳ (that) τῷ (-) καιρῷ (time) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Ἐξομολογοῦμαί (I fully consent) σοι (to You), Πάτερ (Father), Κύριε (Lord) τοῦ (of the) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) καὶ (and) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), ὅτι (that) ἔκρυψας (You did hide) ταῦτα (these things) ἀπὸ (from) σοφῶν (wise) καὶ (and) συνετῶν (learned), καὶ (and) ἀπεκάλυψας (did reveal) αὐτὰ (them) νηπίοις (to little children).

³⁵ Σταυρώσαντες (Having crucified) δὲ (now) αὐτὸν (Him), διεμερίσαντο (they divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him), βάλλοντες (casting) κλῆρον (lots). ³⁶ καὶ (And) καθήμενοι (sitting down), ἐτήρουν (they were guarding) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐκεῖ (there).

²⁴ Καὶ (And) σταυροῦσιν (having crucified) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (also) διαμερίζονται (they divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him), βάλλοντες (casting) κλῆρον (lots) ἐπ’ (for) αὐτὰ (them), τίς (who) τί (what) ἄρῃ (should take).

²⁷ Ἀλλὰ (But) ὑμῖν (to you) λέγω (I say), τοῖς (to those) ἀκούουσιν (hearing): Ἀγαπᾶτε (Love) τοὺς (the) ἐχθροὺς (enemies) ὑμῶν (of you), καλῶς (good) ποιεῖτε (do) τοῖς (to those) μισοῦσιν (hating) ὑμᾶς (you), ²⁸ εὐλογεῖτε (bless) τοὺς (those) καταρωμένους (cursing) ὑμᾶς (you), προσεύχεσθε (pray) περὶ (for) τῶν (those) ἐπηρεαζόντων (mistreating) ὑμᾶς (you).

⁴⁷ Ἐκεῖνος (That) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) δοῦλος (servant), ὁ (the one) γνοὺς (having known) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (of the) κυρίου (master) αὐτοῦ (of him) καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἑτοιμάσας (having prepared), ἢ (nor) ποιήσας (having done) πρὸς (according to) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) αὐτοῦ (of him), δαρήσεται (will be beaten with) πολλάς (many blows); ⁴⁸ ὁ (the one) δὲ (however) μὴ (not) γνοὺς (having known), ποιήσας (having done) δὲ (however) ἄξια (things worthy) πληγῶν (of stripes), δαρήσεται (will be beaten with) ὀλίγας (few). παντὶ (Everyone) δὲ (now) ᾧ (to whom) ἐδόθη (has been given) πολύ (much), πολὺ (much) ζητηθήσεται (will be required) παρ’ (from) αὐτοῦ (him); καὶ (and) ᾧ (to whom) παρέθεντο (has been committed) πολύ (much), περισσότερον (the more) αἰτήσουσιν (will they ask of) αὐτόν (him).

⁴⁷ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) ἑκατοντάρχης (centurion) τὸ (that) γενόμενον (having taken place), ἐδόξαζεν (he began glorifying) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God), λέγων (saying), “Ὄντως (Certainly) ὁ (the) ἄνθρωπος (man) οὗτος (this) δίκαιος (righteous) ἦν (was).” ⁴⁸ καὶ (And) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) συμπαραγενόμενοι (having come together) ὄχλοι (crowds) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) θεωρίαν (spectacle) ταύτην (this), θεωρήσαντες (having seen) τὰ (the things) γενόμενα (having taken place), τύπτοντες (beating) τὰ (the) στήθη (breasts) ὑπέστρεφον (were returning home).

²² εἰ (If) μὴ (not) ἦλθον (I had come) καὶ (and) ἐλάλησα (spoken) αὐτοῖς (to them), ἁμαρτίαν (sin) οὐκ (not) εἴχοσαν (they would have had); νῦν (now) δὲ (however) πρόφασιν (excuse) οὐκ (not) ἔχουσιν (they have) περὶ (for) τῆς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sin) αὐτῶν (of them). ²³ Ὁ (The one) ἐμὲ (Me) μισῶν (hating), καὶ (also) τὸν (the) Πατέρα (Father) μου (of Me) μισεῖ (hates). ²⁴ εἰ (If) τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) μὴ (not) ἐποίησα (I had done) ἐν (among) αὐτοῖς (them) ἃ (that) οὐδεὶς (no) ἄλλος (other) ἐποίησεν (has done), ἁμαρτίαν (sin) οὐκ (not) εἴχοσαν (they would have had); νῦν (now) δὲ (however) καὶ (both) ἑωράκασιν (they have seen) καὶ (and) μεμισήκασιν (have hated) καὶ (both) ἐμὲ (Me) καὶ (and) τὸν (the) Πατέρα (Father) μου (of Me).

¹¹ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ‹αὐτῷ› (him) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Οὐκ (Not) εἶχες (you would have) ἐξουσίαν (authority) κατ’ (also) ἐμοῦ (Me) οὐδεμίαν (against), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) ἦν (it were) δεδομένον (given) σοι (to you) ἄνωθεν (from above). διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), ὁ (the one) παραδούς (having delivered up) μέ (Me) σοι (to you), μείζονα (greater) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) ἔχει (has).”

²³ Οἱ (The) οὖν (then) στρατιῶται (soldiers), ὅτε (when) ἐσταύρωσαν (they crucified) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἔλαβον (took) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) ἐποίησαν (made) τέσσαρα (four) μέρη (parts), ἑκάστῳ (to each) στρατιώτῃ (soldier) μέρος (a part), καὶ (and also) τὸν (the) χιτῶνα (tunic). ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) χιτὼν (tunic) ἄραφος (seamless), ἐκ (from) τῶν (the) ἄνωθεν (top) ὑφαντὸς (woven) δι’ (throughout) ὅλου (all). ²⁴ εἶπαν (They said) οὖν (therefore) πρὸς (to) ἀλλήλους (one another), “Μὴ (Not) σχίσωμεν (let us tear up) αὐτόν (it), ἀλλὰ (but) λάχωμεν (let us cast lots) περὶ (for) αὐτοῦ (it), τίνος (whose) ἔσται (it will be),” ἵνα (that) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture) πληρωθῇ (might be fulfilled) ‹ἡ (that) λέγουσα› (said): “Διεμερίσαντο (They divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτιά (garments) μου (of Me) ἑαυτοῖς (among them), καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (for) τὸν (the) ἱματισμόν (clothing) μου (of Me) ἔβαλον (they cast) κλῆρον (a lot).” Οἱ (The) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) στρατιῶται (soldiers) ταῦτα (these things) ἐποίησαν (did).

¹⁷ Καὶ (And) νῦν (now), ἀδελφοί (brothers), οἶδα (I know) ὅτι (that) κατὰ (in) ἄγνοιαν (ignorance) ἐπράξατε (you acted), ὥσπερ (as) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers) ὑμῶν (of you).

⁶⁰ θεὶς (Having fallen) δὲ (then) τὰ (on his) γόνατα (knees), ἔκραξεν (he cried) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), “Κύριε (Lord), μὴ (not) στήσῃς (place) αὐτοῖς (to them) ταύτην (this) τὴν (-) ἁμαρτίαν (sin).” καὶ (And) τοῦτο (this) εἰπὼν (having said), ἐκοιμήθη (he fell asleep).

¹⁴ Εὐλογεῖτε (Bless) τοὺς (those) διώκοντας (persecuting) [ὑμᾶς] (you). εὐλογεῖτε (Bless) καὶ (and) μὴ (not) καταρᾶσθε (curse);

⁸ ἣν (which) οὐδεὶς (none) τῶν (of the) ἀρχόντων (rulers) τοῦ (the) αἰῶνος (age) τούτου (of this) ἔγνωκεν (has understood); εἰ (if) γὰρ (for) ἔγνωσαν (they had understood it), οὐκ (not) ἂν (-) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) τῆς (-) δόξης (of glory) ἐσταύρωσαν (they would have crucified),

¹² καὶ (and) κοπιῶμεν (we toil), ἐργαζόμενοι (working) ταῖς (with our) ἰδίαις (own) χερσίν (hands). λοιδορούμενοι (Being reviled), εὐλογοῦμεν (we bless); διωκόμενοι (being persecuted), ἀνεχόμεθα (we endure);

¹³ τὸ (-) πρότερον (formerly) ὄντα (being) βλάσφημον (a blasphemer), καὶ (and) διώκτην (a persecutor), καὶ (and) ὑβριστήν (insolent); ἀλλὰ (but) ἠλεήθην (I was shown mercy), ὅτι (because) ἀγνοῶν (being ignorant), ἐποίησα (I did it) ἐν (in) ἀπιστίᾳ (unbelief).

²⁰ ποῖον (What kind of) γὰρ (for) κλέος (credit is it), εἰ (if) ἁμαρτάνοντες (sinning) καὶ (and) κολαφιζόμενοι (being struck) ὑπομενεῖτε (you shall endure)? ἀλλ’ (But) εἰ (if) ἀγαθοποιοῦντες (doing good) καὶ (and) πάσχοντες (suffering) ὑπομενεῖτε (you shall endure), τοῦτο (this is) χάρις (commendable) παρὰ (before) Θεῷ (God). ²¹ Εἰς (To this) τοῦτο (hereunto) γὰρ (for) ἐκλήθητε (you have been called), ὅτι (because) καὶ (also) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἔπαθεν (suffered) ὑπὲρ (for) ὑμῶν (you), ὑμῖν (you) ὑπολιμπάνων (leaving) ὑπογραμμὸν (an example) ἵνα (that) ἐπακολουθήσητε (you should follow after) τοῖς (the) ἴχνεσιν (steps) αὐτοῦ (of Him): ²² “Ὃς (Who) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) οὐκ (not) ἐποίησεν (committed), οὐδὲ (neither) εὑρέθη (was found) δόλος (trickery) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) στόματι (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of Him).” ²³ ὃς (Who) λοιδορούμενος (being reviled), οὐκ (not) ἀντελοιδόρει (reviled in return); πάσχων (suffering) οὐκ (not) ἠπείλει (threatened); παρεδίδου (He gave Himself over) δὲ (however) τῷ (to Him) κρίνοντι (judging) δικαίως (justly).

⁹ μὴ (not) ἀποδιδόντες (repaying) κακὸν (evil) ἀντὶ (for) κακοῦ (evil) ἢ (or) λοιδορίαν (insult) ἀντὶ (for) λοιδορίας (insult); τοὐναντίον (on the contrary) δὲ (however), εὐλογοῦντες (blessing), ὅτι (because) εἰς (to) τοῦτο (this) ἐκλήθητε (you were called), ἵνα (so that) εὐλογίαν (blessing) κληρονομήσητε (you should inherit).

¹⁷ καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), φωνὴ (a voice) ἐκ (out) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens), λέγουσα (saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Υἱός (Son) μου (of me), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved), ἐν (in) ᾧ (whom) εὐδόκησα (I was well pleased).”

¹⁸ “Ἰδοὺ (Behold) ὁ (the) παῖς (servant) μου (of Me), ὃν (whom) ᾑρέτισα (I have chosen), ὁ (the) ἀγαπητός (beloved) μου (of Me), ‹εἰς› (in) ὃν (whom) εὐδόκησεν (has found delight) ἡ (the) ψυχή (soul) μου (of Me). θήσω (I will put) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμά (Spirit) μου (of Me) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) κρίσιν (justice) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) ἀπαγγελεῖ (He will proclaim).

³⁸ Τότε (At the same time) σταυροῦνται (are crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) δύο (two) λῃσταί (robbers), εἷς (one) ἐκ (at the) δεξιῶν (right hand), καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (at the) εὐωνύμων (left). ³⁹ Οἱ (Those) δὲ (now) παραπορευόμενοι (passing by) ἐβλασφήμουν (kept railing at) αὐτὸν (Him), κινοῦντες (wagging) τὰς (the) κεφαλὰς (heads) αὐτῶν (of them) ⁴⁰ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Ὁ (The One) καταλύων (destroying) τὸν (the) ναὸν (temple) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τρισὶν (three) ἡμέραις (days) οἰκοδομῶν (building it), σῶσον (save) σεαυτόν (Yourself)! εἰ (If) Υἱὸς (the Son) εἶ (You are) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), καὶ (also) κατάβηθι (descend) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross)!” ⁴¹ Ὁμοίως (Likewise) ‹καὶ› (also) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), ἐμπαίζοντες (mocking), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes) καὶ (and) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), ἔλεγον (were saying), ⁴² “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved). ἑαυτὸν (Himself) οὐ (not) δύναται (is He able) σῶσαι (to save). Βασιλεὺς (King) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel) ἐστιν (He is). καταβάτω (Let Him descend) νῦν (now) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross), καὶ (and) πιστεύσομεν (we will believe) ἐπ’ (in) αὐτόν (Him). ⁴³ πέποιθεν (He trusted) ἐπὶ (on) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God). ῥυσάσθω (Let Him deliver) νῦν (now) εἰ (if) θέλει (He wants) αὐτόν (Him). εἶπεν (He said) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (-), ‘Θεοῦ (Of God) εἰμι (I am) Υἱός (the Son).’”

¹⁴ Ἤκουον (Were listening to) δὲ (now) ταῦτα (these things) πάντα (all) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), φιλάργυροι (lovers of money) ὑπάρχοντες (being), καὶ (and) ἐξεμυκτήριζον (they were ridiculing) αὐτόν (Him).

⁶⁷ “Εἰ (If) σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ), εἰπὸν (tell) ἡμῖν (us).” Εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἐὰν (If) ὑμῖν (you) εἴπω (I should tell), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) πιστεύσητε (would you believe); ⁶⁸ ἐὰν (if) δὲ (then) ἐρωτήσω (I should ask you), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) ἀποκριθῆτε (would you answer).

⁴ Πρὸς (To) ὃν (whom) προσερχόμενοι (coming), λίθον (a stone) ζῶντα (living), ὑπὸ (by) ἀνθρώπων (men) μὲν (indeed) ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον (rejected), παρὰ (in the sight of) δὲ (however) Θεῷ (God) ἐκλεκτὸν (chosen) ἔντιμον (and precious),

³⁴ ἔδωκαν (they gave) αὐτῷ (Him) πιεῖν (to drink) οἶνον (wine) μετὰ (with) χολῆς (gall) μεμιγμένον (mingled); καὶ (and) γευσάμενος (having tasted), οὐκ (not) ἠθέλησεν (He was willing) πιεῖν (to drink it).

⁴⁸ καὶ (And) εὐθέως (immediately), δραμὼν (having run) εἷς (one) ἐξ (of) αὐτῶν (them) καὶ (and) λαβὼν (having taken) σπόγγον (a sponge), πλήσας (having filled it) τε (and) ὄξους (with vinegar) καὶ (and) περιθεὶς (having put it on) καλάμῳ (a reed), ἐπότιζεν (gave to drink) αὐτόν (Him).

³⁶ Δραμὼν (Having run) δέ (then) τις (one) καὶ (and) γεμίσας (having filled) σπόγγον (a sponge) ὄξους (with vinegar), περιθεὶς (having put it on) καλάμῳ (a reed), ἐπότιζεν (gave to drink) αὐτόν (him), λέγων (saying), “Ἄφετε (Let be); ἴδωμεν (let us see) εἰ (if) ἔρχεται (comes) Ἠλίας (Elijah) καθελεῖν (to take down) αὐτόν (him).”

¹¹ ἐξουθενήσας (Having set at naught) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (Him), ‹καὶ› (also) ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) σὺν (with) τοῖς (the) στρατεύμασιν (troops) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἐμπαίξας (having mocked Him), περιβαλὼν (having put on Him) ἐσθῆτα (apparel) λαμπρὰν (splendid), ἀνέπεμψεν (sent back) αὐτὸν (him) τῷ (to) Πιλάτῳ (Pilate).

²⁸ Μετὰ (After) τοῦτο (this), εἰδὼς (knowing) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ὅτι (that) ἤδη (now) πάντα (all things) τετέλεσται (had been accomplished), ἵνα (so that) τελειωθῇ (might be fulfilled) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture), λέγει (He says), “Διψῶ (I thirst).” ²⁹ σκεῦος (A vessel) ἔκειτο (had been set there) ὄξους (of sour wine) μεστόν (full); σπόγγον (a sponge) οὖν (therefore) μεστὸν (filled) τοῦ (with) ὄξους (sour wine), ὑσσώπῳ (a stalk of hyssop) περιθέντες (having put on), προσήνεγκαν (they brought) αὐτοῦ (it) τῷ (to the) στόματι (mouth). ³⁰ ὅτε (When) οὖν (therefore) ἔλαβεν (took) τὸ (the) ὄξος (sour wine) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), εἶπεν (He said), “Τετέλεσται (It has been finished).” καὶ (And) κλίνας (having bowed) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head), παρέδωκεν (He yielded up) τὸ (the) πνεῦμα (spirit).

³⁷ καὶ (And) ἐπέθηκαν (they put up) ἐπάνω (over) τῆς (the) κεφαλῆς (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὴν (the) αἰτίαν (accusation) αὐτοῦ (of Him) γεγραμμένην (written): ΟΥΤΟΣ* (This) ΕΣΤΙΝ (is) ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus), Ο* (the) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews).

²⁶ καὶ (And) ἦν (there was) ἡ (the) ἐπιγραφὴ (inscription) τῆς (of the) αἰτίας (accusation) αὐτοῦ (against Him) ἐπιγεγραμμένη (having been written): Ο* (The) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews).

³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἠρώτησεν (questioned) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγων (saying), “Σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) αὐτῷ (him), ἔφη (He was saying), “Σὺ (You) λέγεις (say).”

¹⁹ Ἔγραψεν (Wrote) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τίτλον (a title) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (put it) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross). ἦν (It was) δὲ (now) γεγραμμένον (written): ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus) Ο* (of) ΝΑΖΩΡΑΙΟΣ (Nazareth), Ο* (the) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews). ²⁰ Τοῦτον (This) οὖν (therefore) τὸν (the) τίτλον (title) πολλοὶ (many) ἀνέγνωσαν (read) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ὅτι (for) ἐγγὺς (near) ἦν (was) ὁ (the) τόπος (place), τῆς (the) πόλεως (city), ὅπου (where) ἐσταυρώθη (was crucified) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), καὶ (and) ἦν (it was) γεγραμμένον (written) Ἑβραϊστί (in Hebrew), Ῥωμαϊστί (in Latin), Ἑλληνιστί (in Greek). ²¹ ἔλεγον (Were saying) οὖν (therefore) τῷ (-) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), “Μὴ (Not) γράφε (write), ‘Ὁ (The) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews),’ ἀλλ’ (but) ὅτι (that) ἐκεῖνος (He) εἶπεν (said), ‘Βασιλεύς (King) εἰμι (I am) «τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων» (Jews).’” ²² Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Ὃ (What) γέγραφα (I have written), γέγραφα (I have written).”

⁴⁴ Τὸ (-) δ’ (And) αὐτὸ (likewise) καὶ (even) οἱ (the) λῃσταὶ (robbers), οἱ (those) συσταυρωθέντες (having been crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him), ὠνείδιζον (were upbraiding) αὐτόν (Him).

³⁴ λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ταύτῃ (in that) τῇ (-) νυκτὶ (night) ἔσονται (there will be) δύο (two) ἐπὶ (upon) κλίνης (bed) μιᾶς (one): ὁ (The) εἷς (one) παραλημφθήσεται (will be taken), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) ἕτερος (other) ἀφεθήσεται (will be left). ³⁵ ἔσονται (There will be) δύο (two women) ἀλήθουσαι (grinding) ἐπὶ (at) τὸ (the) αὐτό (same place): ἡ (The) μία (one) παραλημφθήσεται (will be taken), ἡ (-) δὲ (and) ἑτέρα (the other) ἀφεθήσεται (will be left).”

³⁵ Καὶ (And) εἱστήκει (stood) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) θεωρῶν (beholding). ἐξεμυκτήριζον (Were deriding Him) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved); σωσάτω (let Him save) ἑαυτόν (Himself) εἰ (if) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ὁ (the) ἐκλεκτός (Chosen One).”

³⁷ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Εἰ (If) σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), σῶσον (save) σεαυτόν (Yourself)!”

⁵ ὑποδείξω (I will show) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (you) τίνα (whom) φοβηθῆτε (you should fear): φοβήθητε (Fear) τὸν (the One who) μετὰ (after) τὸ (the) ἀποκτεῖναι (killing), ἔχοντα (has) ἐξουσίαν (authority) ἐμβαλεῖν (to cast) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) γέενναν (hell). ναί (Yes), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), τοῦτον (Him) φοβήθητε (fear).

¹¹ Καὶ (And) μὴ (not) συνκοινωνεῖτε (have fellowship with) τοῖς (the) ἔργοις (works) τοῖς (-) ἀκάρποις (unfruitful) τοῦ (-) σκότους (of darkness); μᾶλλον (rather) δὲ (however) καὶ (even) ἐλέγχετε (expose them);

⁴ τίς (Who) οὐ (no) μὴ (not) φοβηθῇ (should fear You), Κύριε (O Lord), καὶ (and) δοξάσει (will glorify) τὸ (the) ὄνομά (name) σου (of You)? ὅτι (For You) μόνος (alone are) ὅσιος (holy). ὅτι (For) πάντα (all) τὰ (the) ἔθνη (nations) ἥξουσιν (will come) καὶ (and) προσκυνήσουσιν (will worship) ἐνώπιόν (before) σου (You), ὅτι (because) τὰ (the) δικαιώματά (righteous acts) σου (of You) ἐφανερώθησαν (have been revealed).”

¹¹ καὶ (and) ἐβλασφήμησαν (they cursed) τὸν (the) Θεὸν (God) τοῦ (of) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἐκ (on account of) τῶν (the) πόνων (distresses) αὐτῶν (of them), καὶ (and) ἐκ (on account of) τῶν (the) ἑλκῶν (sores) αὐτῶν (of them); καὶ (and) οὐ (not) μετενόησαν (they did repent) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) ἔργων (works) αὐτῶν (of them).

¹⁸ ἀναστὰς (Having risen up), πορεύσομαι (I will go) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) μου (of me), καὶ (and) ἐρῶ (I will say) αὐτῷ (to him), “Πάτερ (Father), ἥμαρτον (I have sinned) εἰς (against) τὸν (-) οὐρανὸν (heaven) καὶ (and) ἐνώπιόν (before) σου (you); ¹⁹ οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰμὶ (am I) ἄξιος (worthy) κληθῆναι (to be called) υἱός (son) σου (of you). ποίησόν (Make) με (me) ὡς (like) ἕνα (one) τῶν (of the) μισθίων (servants) σου (of you).”’

⁷ Ὑποτάγητε (Subject yourselves) οὖν (therefore) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God). ἀντίστητε (Resist) δὲ (however) τῷ (the) διαβόλῳ (devil), καὶ (and) φεύξεται (he will flee) ἀφ’ (from) ὑμῶν (you).

⁸ Ἐὰν (If) εἴπωμεν (we should say) ὅτι (that) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) οὐκ (not) ἔχομεν (we have), ἑαυτοὺς (ourselves) πλανῶμεν (we deceive), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἀλήθεια (truth) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐν (in) ἡμῖν (us). ⁹ ἐὰν (If) ὁμολογῶμεν (we should confess) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) ἡμῶν (of us), πιστός (faithful) ἐστιν (He is) καὶ (and) δίκαιος (just), ἵνα (that) ἀφῇ (He may forgive) ἡμῖν (us) τὰς (our) ἁμαρτίας (sins), καὶ (and) καθαρίσῃ (might cleanse) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀπὸ (from) πάσης (all) ἀδικίας (unrighteousness).

⁸ Λέγω (I say) δὲ (now) ὑμῖν (to you), πᾶς (everyone) ὃς (who) ἂν (-) ὁμολογήσῃ (will confess) ἐν (in) ἐμοὶ (Me) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τῶν (the) ἀνθρώπων (men), καὶ (also) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ὁμολογήσει (will confess) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (angels) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God);

¹³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) τελώνης (the tax collector), μακρόθεν (afar off) ἑστὼς (standing), οὐκ (not) ἤθελεν (was willing) οὐδὲ (not even) τοὺς (the) ὀφθαλμοὺς (eyes) ἐπᾶραι (to lift up) εἰς (to) τὸν (-) οὐρανόν (heaven), ἀλλ’ (but) ἔτυπτεν (was striking) τὸ (the) στῆθος (breast) αὐτοῦ (of himself), λέγων (saying) Ὁ (-), ‘Θεός (God), ἱλάσθητί (be merciful) μοι (to me), τῷ (the) ἁμαρτωλῷ (sinner)!’

²⁶ οὐχὶ (Not) ταῦτα (these things) ἔδει (was it necessary for) παθεῖν (to suffer) τὸν (the) Χριστὸν (Christ) καὶ (and) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) δόξαν (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him)?”

²⁸ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Θωμᾶς (Thomas) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ὁ (The) Κύριός (Lord) μου (of Me) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Θεός (God) μου (of me)!”

³¹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Πίστευσον (Believe) ἐπὶ (on) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), καὶ (and) σωθήσῃ (you will be saved), σὺ (you) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) οἶκός (household) σου (of you).”

²¹ διαμαρτυρόμενος (earnestly testifying) Ἰουδαίοις (to the Jewish) τε (both) καὶ (and) Ἕλλησιν (to Greeks), τὴν (-) εἰς (in) Θεὸν (God) μετάνοιαν (repentance) καὶ (and) πίστιν (faith) εἰς (in) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

⁹ ὅτι (that) ἐὰν (if) ὁμολογήσῃς (you confess) ἐν (with) τῷ (the) στόματί (mouth) σου (of you), “Κύριον (The Lord is) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus),” καὶ (and) πιστεύσῃς (believe) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) καρδίᾳ (heart) σου (of you), ὅτι (that) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) αὐτὸν (Him) ἤγειρεν (raised) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead), σωθήσῃ (you will be saved). ¹⁰ καρδίᾳ (In the heart) γὰρ (for) πιστεύεται (is belief) εἰς (unto) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness); στόματι (in the mouth) δὲ (now) ὁμολογεῖται (is confession) εἰς (unto) σωτηρίαν (salvation). ¹¹ Λέγει (Says) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) γραφή (Scripture), “Πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) πιστεύων (believing) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him) οὐ (not) καταισχυνθήσεται (will be put to shame).” ¹² οὐ (Not) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (there is) διαστολὴ (difference) Ἰουδαίου (Jew) τε (between) καὶ (and) Ἕλληνος (Greek); ὁ (-) γὰρ (for) αὐτὸς (the same) Κύριος (Lord) πάντων (of all) πλουτῶν (is rich) εἰς (toward) πάντας (all) τοὺς (those) ἐπικαλουμένους (calling) αὐτόν (Him). ¹³ “Πᾶς (Whoever) γὰρ (for) ὃς (that) ἂν (-) ἐπικαλέσηται (shall call upon) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) Κυρίου (of the Lord) σωθήσεται (will be saved).” ¹⁴ Πῶς (How) οὖν (then) ἐπικαλέσωνται (shall they call) εἰς (on Him) ὃν (whom) οὐκ (not) ἐπίστευσαν (they believed)? πῶς (How) δὲ (now) πιστεύσωσιν (shall they believe on Him) οὗ (of whom) οὐκ (not) ἤκουσαν (they have heard)? πῶς (How) δὲ (now) ἀκούσωσιν (shall they hear) χωρὶς (apart from) κηρύσσοντος (preaching)?

¹⁰ οὔτε (nor) κλέπται (thieves), οὔτε (nor) πλεονέκται (coveters), οὐ (not) μέθυσοι (drunkards), οὐ (nor) λοίδοροι (verbal abusers), οὐχ (nor) ἅρπαγες (swindlers), βασιλείαν (the kingdom) Θεοῦ (of God) κληρονομήσουσιν (will inherit). ¹¹ καὶ (And) ταῦτά (such) τινες (some of) ἦτε (you were); ἀλλὰ (but) ἀπελούσασθε (you were washed), ἀλλὰ (but) ἡγιάσθητε (you were sanctified), ἀλλὰ (but) ἐδικαιώθητε (you were justified), ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ) καὶ (and) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) Πνεύματι (Spirit) τοῦ (of the) Θεοῦ (God) ἡμῶν (of us).

¹¹ ἐραυνῶντες (inquiring) εἰς (into) τίνα (what) ἢ (or) ποῖον (what manner of) καιρὸν (time) ἐδήλου (was signifying) τὸ (the) ἐν (in) αὐτοῖς (them) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) Χριστοῦ (of Christ), προμαρτυρόμενον (testifying beforehand) τὰ (-) εἰς (unto) Χριστὸν (Christ's) παθήματα (sufferings) καὶ (and) τὰς (the) μετὰ (after) ταῦτα (these) δόξας (glories),

⁶ διότι (Therefore) περιέχει (it is contained) ἐν (in) γραφῇ (Scripture): “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), τίθημι (I lay) ἐν (in) Σιὼν (Zion) λίθον (a stone), ἐκλεκτὸν (a chosen) ἀκρογωνιαῖον (cornerstone), ἔντιμον (precious); καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) πιστεύων (believing) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) καταισχυνθῇ (shall be put to shame).” ⁷ Ὑμῖν (To you) οὖν (therefore is) ἡ (the) τιμὴ (preciousness), τοῖς (-) πιστεύουσιν (believing); ἀπιστοῦσιν (to those disobeying), δὲ (however), “Λίθος (The stone) ὃν (which) ἀπεδοκίμασαν (have rejected) οἱ (those) οἰκοδομοῦντες (building), οὗτος (this) ἐγενήθη (has become) εἰς (into) κεφαλὴν (the head) γωνίας (of the corner),”

¹ Πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) πιστεύων (believing) ὅτι (that) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ), ἐκ (of) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) γεγέννηται (has been born), καὶ (and) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) ἀγαπῶν (loving) τὸν (the One) γεννήσαντα (having begotten Him), ἀγαπᾷ (loves) ‹καὶ› (also) τὸν (the one) γεγεννημένον (having been begotten) ἐξ (from) αὐτοῦ (Him).

¹¹ Καὶ (And) αὕτη (this) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) μαρτυρία (testimony), ὅτι (that) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal) ἔδωκεν (has given) «ὁ (-) Θεὸς» (God) ἡμῖν (to us), καὶ (and) αὕτη (this) ἡ (the) ζωὴ (life) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Υἱῷ (Son) αὐτοῦ (His) ἐστιν (is). ¹² ὁ (The one) ἔχων (having) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) ἔχει (has) τὴν (-) ζωήν (life); ὁ (the one) μὴ (not) ἔχων (having) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life) οὐκ (not) ἔχει (has). ¹³ Ταῦτα (These things) ἔγραψα (have I written) ὑμῖν (to you) ἵνα (so that) εἰδῆτε (you may know) ὅτι (that) ζωὴν (life) ἔχετε (you have) αἰώνιον (eternal), τοῖς (to those) πιστεύουσιν (believing) εἰς (in) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) τοῦ (of the) Υἱοῦ (Son) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

¹⁵ [ἢ] (Or) οὐκ (not) ἔξεστίν (is it lawful) μοι (for me) ὃ (what) θέλω (I will) ποιῆσαι (to do) ἐν (with) τοῖς (that which is) ἐμοῖς (mine)? ἢ (Or) ὁ (the) ὀφθαλμός (eye) σου (of you) πονηρός (envious) ἐστιν (is), ὅτι (because) ἐγὼ (I) ἀγαθός (generous) εἰμι (am)?’ ¹⁶ Οὕτως (Thus) ἔσονται (will be) οἱ (the) ἔσχατοι (last) πρῶτοι (first), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) πρῶτοι (first), ἔσχατοι (last).”

⁴ “Τίς (What) ἄνθρωπος (man) ἐξ (of) ὑμῶν (you), ἔχων (having) ἑκατὸν (a hundred) πρόβατα (sheep), καὶ (and) ἀπολέσας (having lost) ἐξ (of) αὐτῶν (them) ἓν (one), οὐ (not) καταλείπει (leaves) τὰ (the) ἐνενήκοντα (ninety) ἐννέα (nine) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (open field), καὶ (and) πορεύεται (goes) ἐπὶ (after) τὸ (the one) ἀπολωλὸς (having been lost), ἕως (until) εὕρῃ (he finds) αὐτό (it)? ⁵ καὶ (And) εὑρὼν (having found it), ἐπιτίθησιν (he lays it) ἐπὶ (on) τοὺς (the) ὤμους (shoulders) αὐτοῦ (of him), χαίρων (rejoicing).

²⁰ Καὶ (And) ἀναστὰς (having risen up), ἦλθεν (he went) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) ἑαυτοῦ (of himself). ἔτι (Still) δὲ (now) αὐτοῦ (he) μακρὰν (far) ἀπέχοντος (being distant), εἶδεν (saw) αὐτὸν (him) ὁ (the) πατὴρ (father) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἐσπλαγχνίσθη (was moved with compassion), καὶ (and) δραμὼν (having run), ἐπέπεσεν (fell) ἐπὶ (upon) τὸν (the) τράχηλον (neck) αὐτοῦ (of him) καὶ (and) κατεφίλησεν (kissed) αὐτόν (him). ²¹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (son) αὐτῷ (to him), ‘Πάτερ (Father), ἥμαρτον (I have sinned) εἰς (against) τὸν (-) οὐρανὸν (heaven) καὶ (and) ἐνώπιόν (before) σου (you); οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰμὶ (am I) ἄξιος (worthy) κληθῆναι (to be called) υἱός (son) σου (of you).’ ²² Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) πατὴρ (father) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) δούλους (servants) αὐτοῦ (of him), ‘Ταχὺ (Quickly) ἐξενέγκατε (bring out) στολὴν (robe) τὴν (the) πρώτην (best) καὶ (and) ἐνδύσατε (clothe) αὐτόν (him), καὶ (and) δότε (give) δακτύλιον (a ring) εἰς (for) τὴν (the) χεῖρα (hand) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ὑποδήματα (sandals) εἰς (for) τοὺς (his) πόδας (feet); ²³ καὶ (and) φέρετε (having brought) τὸν (the) μόσχον (calf) τὸν (-) σιτευτόν (fattened), θύσατε (kill it), καὶ (and) φαγόντες (having eaten), εὐφρανθῶμεν (let us be merry). ²⁴ ὅτι (For) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) υἱός (son) μου (of mine) νεκρὸς (dead) ἦν (was), καὶ (and) ἀνέζησεν (is alive again); ἦν (he was) ἀπολωλὼς (lost), καὶ (and) εὑρέθη (is found).’ καὶ (And) ἤρξαντο (they began) εὐφραίνεσθαι (to be merry).

¹⁰ ἦλθεν (Came) γὰρ (for) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ζητῆσαι (to seek) καὶ (and) σῶσαι (to save) τὸ (that) ἀπολωλός (having been lost).”

³ καὶ (And) ἐὰν (if) πορευθῶ (I go) καὶ (and) ἑτοιμάσω (prepare) τόπον (a place) ὑμῖν (for you), πάλιν (again) ἔρχομαι (I am coming) καὶ (and) παραλήμψομαι (will receive) ὑμᾶς (you) πρὸς (to) ἐμαυτόν (Myself), ἵνα (that) ὅπου (where) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I), καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) ἦτε (may be).

²⁴ Πάτερ* (Father), ὃ (those whom) δέδωκάς (You have given) μοι (Me), θέλω (I desire) ἵνα (that) ὅπου (where) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I), κἀκεῖνοι (they also) ὦσιν (may be) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me), ἵνα (that) θεωρῶσιν (they may behold) τὴν (-) δόξαν (glory) τὴν (-) ἐμὴν (My), ἣν (that) δέδωκάς (You gave) μοι (Me) ὅτι (because) ἠγάπησάς (You loved) με (Me) πρὸ (before) καταβολῆς (the foundation) κόσμου (of the world).

²⁰ Νόμος (The law) δὲ (now) παρεισῆλθεν (entered), ἵνα (so that) πλεονάσῃ (might abound) τὸ (the) παράπτωμα (trespass); οὗ (where) δὲ (however) ἐπλεόνασεν (abounded) ἡ (-) ἁμαρτία (sin), ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν (overabounded) ἡ (-) χάρις (grace), ²¹ ἵνα (so that) ὥσπερ (just as) ἐβασίλευσεν (reigned) ἡ (the) ἁμαρτία (sin) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) θανάτῳ (death), οὕτως (so) καὶ (also) ἡ (-) χάρις (grace) βασιλεύσῃ (might reign) διὰ (through) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness), εἰς (unto) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal), διὰ (through) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ) τοῦ (the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us).

⁸ Θαρροῦμεν (We are confident) δὲ (now), καὶ (and) εὐδοκοῦμεν (are pleased), μᾶλλον (rather) ἐκδημῆσαι (to be absent) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) σώματος (body), καὶ (and) ἐνδημῆσαι (to be at home) πρὸς (with) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord).

³ καὶ (And) οἶδα (I know) τὸν (-) τοιοῦτον (such) ἄνθρωπον (a man)— εἴτε (whether) ἐν (in) σώματι (the body) εἴτε (or) χωρὶς (out of) τοῦ (the) σώματος (body), οὐκ (not) οἶδα (I know), ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) οἶδεν (knows)— ⁴ ὅτι (that) ἡρπάγη (he was caught up) εἰς (into) τὸν (-) Παράδεισον (Paradise), καὶ (and) ἤκουσεν (he heard) ἄρρητα (inexpressible) ῥήματα (words), ἃ (-) οὐκ (not) ἐξὸν (being permitted) ἀνθρώπῳ (to man) λαλῆσαι (to speak).

²³ συνέχομαι (I am pressed) δὲ (however) ἐκ (between) τῶν (the) δύο (two), τὴν (the) ἐπιθυμίαν (desire) ἔχων (having) εἰς (for myself) τὸ (-) ἀναλῦσαι (to depart) καὶ (and) σὺν (with) Χριστῷ (Christ) εἶναι (to be), πολλῷ (very much) γὰρ (for) μᾶλλον (more) κρεῖσσον (better);

¹⁵ Πιστὸς (Trustworthy is) ὁ (the) λόγος (saying) καὶ (and) πάσης (of full) ἀποδοχῆς (acceptance) ἄξιος (worthy), ὅτι (that) Χριστὸς (Christ) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἦλθεν (came) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world) ἁμαρτωλοὺς (sinners) σῶσαι (to save), ὧν (of whom) πρῶτός (the foremost) εἰμι (am) ἐγώ (I). ¹⁶ ἀλλὰ (But) διὰ (because of) τοῦτο (this), ἠλεήθην (I was shown mercy), ἵνα (that) ἐν (in) ἐμοὶ (me), πρώτῳ (the foremost), ἐνδείξηται (might display) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) Χριστὸς (Christ) τὴν (-) ἅπασαν (perfect) μακροθυμίαν (patience), πρὸς (as) ὑποτύπωσιν (a pattern) τῶν (for those) μελλόντων (being about) πιστεύειν (to believe) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him), εἰς (to) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal).

²⁵ ὅθεν (wherefore) καὶ (also), σῴζειν (to save) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) παντελὲς (uttermost) δύναται (He is able), τοὺς (those) προσερχομένους (drawing near) δι’ (through) αὐτοῦ (Him) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), πάντοτε (always) ζῶν (living) εἰς (for) τὸ (-) ἐντυγχάνειν (to intercede) ὑπὲρ (for) αὐτῶν (them).

⁷ Ὁ (The one) ἔχων (having) οὖς (an ear), ἀκουσάτω (let him hear) τί (what) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) λέγει (says) ταῖς (to the) ἐκκλησίαις (churches). Τῷ (To the one) νικῶντι (overcoming), δώσω (I will give) αὐτῷ (to him) φαγεῖν (to eat) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) ξύλου (tree) τῆς (-) ζωῆς (of life), ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) Παραδείσῳ (paradise) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

⁴⁵ Ἀπὸ (From) δὲ (then) ἕκτης (the sixth) ὥρας (hour), σκότος (darkness) ἐγένετο (was) ἐπὶ (over) πᾶσαν (all) τὴν (the) γῆν (land), ἕως (until) ὥρας (the hour) ἐνάτης (ninth).

⁵² καὶ (and) τὰ (the) μνημεῖα (tombs) ἀνεῴχθησαν (were opened), καὶ (and) πολλὰ (many) σώματα (bodies) τῶν (of the) κεκοιμημένων (having fallen asleep) ἁγίων (saints) ἠγέρθησαν (arose),

³³ Καὶ (And) γενομένης (having arrived) ὥρας (the hour) ἕκτης (sixth), σκότος (darkness) ἐγένετο (came) ἐφ’ (over) ὅλην (all) τὴν (the) γῆν (land), ἕως (until) ὥρας (the hour) ἐνάτης (ninth). ³⁴ καὶ (And) τῇ (at the) ἐνάτῃ (ninth) ὥρᾳ (hour), ἐβόησεν (cried out) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), “Ἐλωῒ (Eloi), Ἐλωῒ (Eloi), λεμὰ* (lema) σαβαχθάνι* (sabachthani)?” ὅ (Which) ἐστιν (is) μεθερμηνευόμενον (translated), “Ὁ (-) Θεός (God) μου (of Me), ὁ (-) Θεός (God) μου (of Me), εἰς (to) τί (why) ἐγκατέλιπές (have You forsaken) με (Me)?”

³⁹ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) κεντυρίων (centurion) ὁ (-) παρεστηκὼς (standing) ἐξ (from) ἐναντίας (opposite of) αὐτοῦ (Him) ὅτι (that) οὕτως (thus) ἐξέπνευσεν (He breathed His last), εἶπεν (he said), “Ἀληθῶς (Truly) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) ἄνθρωπος (man) Υἱὸς (the Son) Θεοῦ (of God) ἦν (was)!”

¹⁴ ἦν (It was) δὲ (now) Παρασκευὴ (the Day of Preparation) τοῦ (of the) πάσχα (Passover); ὥρα (the hour) ἦν (was) ὡς (about) ἕκτη (the sixth). καὶ (And) λέγει (he says) τοῖς (to the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews), “Ἴδε (Behold) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (king) ὑμῶν (of you)!”

²⁰ ὁ (The) ἥλιος (sun) μεταστραφήσεται (will be turned) εἰς (into) σκότος (darkness), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) σελήνη (moon) εἰς (into) αἷμα (blood), πρὶν (before) ἐλθεῖν (coming) ἡμέραν (day) Κυρίου (of the Lord), τὴν (-) μεγάλην (great) καὶ (and) ἐπιφανῆ (glorious).

⁵¹ Καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), τὸ (the) καταπέτασμα (veil) τοῦ (of the) ναοῦ (temple) ἐσχίσθη (was torn) ἀπ’ (from) ἄνωθεν (top) ἕως (to) κάτω (bottom), εἰς (into) δύο (two); καὶ (and) ἡ (the) γῆ (earth) ἐσείσθη (was shaken), καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πέτραι (rocks) ἐσχίσθησαν (were split),

³⁸ Καὶ (And) τὸ (the) καταπέτασμα (veil) τοῦ (of the) ναοῦ (temple) ἐσχίσθη (was torn) εἰς (into) δύο (two) ἀπ’ (from) ἄνωθεν (top) ἕως (to) κάτω (bottom).

¹⁴ Αὐτὸς (He Himself) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) εἰρήνη (peace) ἡμῶν (of us), ὁ (-) ποιήσας (having made) τὰ (-) ἀμφότερα (both) ἓν (one), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) μεσότοιχον (barrier) τοῦ (of the) φραγμοῦ (fence) λύσας (having broken down), τὴν (the) ἔχθραν (hostility), ¹⁵ ἐν (in) τῇ (the) σαρκὶ (flesh) αὐτοῦ (of Him), τὸν (the) νόμον (law) τῶν (-) ἐντολῶν (of commandments) ἐν (in) δόγμασιν (ordinances) καταργήσας (having annulled), ἵνα (so that) τοὺς (the) δύο (two) κτίσῃ (He might create) ἐν (in) αὑτῷ (Himself) εἰς (into) ἕνα (one) καινὸν (new) ἄνθρωπον (man), ποιῶν (making) εἰρήνην (peace); ¹⁶ καὶ (and) ἀποκαταλλάξῃ (He might reconcile) τοὺς (-) ἀμφοτέρους (both) ἐν (in) ἑνὶ (one) σώματι (body) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God) διὰ (through) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross), ἀποκτείνας (having slain) τὴν (the) ἔχθραν (hostility) ἐν (by) αὐτῷ (it). ¹⁷ Καὶ (And) ἐλθὼν (having come), εὐηγγελίσατο (He proclaimed the gospel): εἰρήνην (peace) ὑμῖν (to you), τοῖς (the ones) μακρὰν (far off), καὶ (and) εἰρήνην (peace) τοῖς (to those) ἐγγύς (near). ¹⁸ ὅτι (For) δι’ (through) αὐτοῦ (Him) ἔχομεν (we have) τὴν (the) προσαγωγὴν (access) οἱ (-) ἀμφότεροι (both) ἐν (by) ἑνὶ (one) Πνεύματι (Spirit) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) Πατέρα (Father).

¹⁹ ἣν (which) ὡς (as) ἄγκυραν (an anchor) ἔχομεν (we have) τῆς (of the) ψυχῆς (soul), ἀσφαλῆ (sure) τε (both) καὶ (and) βεβαίαν (unshakable) καὶ (and) εἰσερχομένην (entering) εἰς (into) τὸ (that) ἐσώτερον (within) τοῦ (the) καταπετάσματος (veil),

³ μετὰ (Behind) δὲ (now) τὸ (the) δεύτερον (second) καταπέτασμα (veil) σκηνὴ (was a tabernacle), ἡ (-) λεγομένη (being called) Ἅγια (the Holy) ἁγίων (of Holies), ⁴ χρυσοῦν (the golden) ἔχουσα (having) θυμιατήριον (altar of incense), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) κιβωτὸν (ark) τῆς (of the) διαθήκης (covenant), περικεκαλυμμένην (having been covered around) πάντοθεν (in every part) χρυσίῳ (with gold), ἐν (in) ᾗ (which) στάμνος (was the jar) χρυσῆ (golden) ἔχουσα (having) τὸ (the) μάννα (manna), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ῥάβδος (staff) Ἀαρὼν (of Aaron) ἡ (-) βλαστήσασα (having budded), καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πλάκες (tablets) τῆς (of the) διαθήκης (covenant). ⁵ ὑπεράνω (Above) δὲ (then) αὐτῆς (it) Χερουβὶν (were the cherubim) δόξης (of glory), κατασκιάζοντα (overshadowing) τὸ (the) ἱλαστήριον (mercy seat); περὶ (concerning) ὧν (which) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (it is) νῦν (now the time) λέγειν (to speak) κατὰ (in) μέρος (detail). ⁶ Τούτων (These things) δὲ (now) οὕτως (thus) κατεσκευασμένων (having been prepared), εἰς (into) μὲν (indeed) τὴν (the) πρώτην (first) σκηνὴν (tabernacle) διὰ (at all times) παντὸς (everything) εἰσίασιν (enter) οἱ (the) ἱερεῖς (priests), τὰς (the) λατρείας (sacred services) ἐπιτελοῦντες (accomplishing). ⁷ εἰς (Enters into) δὲ (however) τὴν (the) δευτέραν (second), ἅπαξ (once) τοῦ (in the) ἐνιαυτοῦ (year) μόνος (only), ὁ (the) ἀρχιερεύς (high priest), οὐ (not) χωρὶς (without) αἵματος (blood), ὃ (which) προσφέρει (he offers) ὑπὲρ (for) ἑαυτοῦ (himself) καὶ (and) τῶν (the) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people) ἀγνοημάτων (sins of ignorance). ⁸ Τοῦτο (By this) δηλοῦντος (was signifying) τοῦ (the) Πνεύματος (Spirit) τοῦ (-) Ἁγίου (Holy) μήπω (that not yet) πεφανερῶσθαι (has been made manifest) τὴν (the) τῶν (into the) ἁγίων (holy places) ὁδὸν (way), ἔτι (still) τῆς (the) πρώτης (first) σκηνῆς (tabernacle) ἐχούσης (having) στάσιν (a standing),

¹⁹ Ἔχοντες (Having) οὖν (therefore), ἀδελφοί (brothers), παρρησίαν (confidence) εἰς (for) τὴν (the) εἴσοδον (entering) τῶν (the) ἁγίων (holy places) ἐν (by) τῷ (the) αἵματι (blood) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus), ²⁰ ἣν (which) ἐνεκαίνισεν (He dedicated) ἡμῖν (for us) ὁδὸν (a way) πρόσφατον (new), καὶ (and) ζῶσαν (living), διὰ (through) τοῦ (the) καταπετάσματος (veil), τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is), τῆς (the) σαρκὸς (flesh) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ²¹ καὶ (and having) ἱερέα (a priest) μέγαν (great) ἐπὶ (over) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ²² προσερχώμεθα (we should draw near) μετὰ (with) ἀληθινῆς (a sincere) καρδίας (heart) ἐν (in) πληροφορίᾳ (full assurance) πίστεως (of faith), ῥεραντισμένοι (having been sprinkled clean) τὰς (our) καρδίας (hearts) ἀπὸ (from) συνειδήσεως (a conscience) πονηρᾶς (evil), καὶ (and) λελουσμένοι (having been washed) τὸ (our) σῶμα (body) ὕδατι (with water) καθαρῷ (pure).

⁴⁶ περὶ (About) δὲ (then) τὴν (the) ἐνάτην (ninth) ὥραν (hour), ἀνεβόησεν (cried out) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), λέγων (saying), “Ἠλὶ* (Eli), ἠλὶ* (Eli), λεμὰ (lema) σαβαχθάνι* (sabachthani)?” τοῦτ’ (That) ἔστιν (is), “Θεέ (God) μου (of Me), θεέ (God) μου (of Me), ἵνα‿ (so that) τί (why) με (Me) ἐγκατέλιπες (have you forsaken)?” ⁴⁷ Τινὲς (Some) δὲ (then) τῶν (of those who) ἐκεῖ (there) ἑστηκότων (were standing), ἀκούσαντες (having heard), ἔλεγον (began saying) ὅτι (-), “Ἠλίαν (Elijah) φωνεῖ (calls) οὗτος (this man).” ⁴⁸ καὶ (And) εὐθέως (immediately), δραμὼν (having run) εἷς (one) ἐξ (of) αὐτῶν (them) καὶ (and) λαβὼν (having taken) σπόγγον (a sponge), πλήσας (having filled it) τε (and) ὄξους (with vinegar) καὶ (and) περιθεὶς (having put it on) καλάμῳ (a reed), ἐπότιζεν (gave to drink) αὐτόν (Him). ⁴⁹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) λοιποὶ (the rest) ἔλεγον* (were saying), “Ἄφες (Let be). ἴδωμεν (Let us see) εἰ (whether) ἔρχεται (comes) Ἠλίας (Elijah) σώσων (to save) αὐτόν (Him).” ⁵⁰ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) πάλιν (again), κράξας (having cried) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), ἀφῆκεν (yielded up) τὸ (His) πνεῦμα (spirit). ⁵¹ Καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), τὸ (the) καταπέτασμα (veil) τοῦ (of the) ναοῦ (temple) ἐσχίσθη (was torn) ἀπ’ (from) ἄνωθεν (top) ἕως (to) κάτω (bottom), εἰς (into) δύο (two); καὶ (and) ἡ (the) γῆ (earth) ἐσείσθη (was shaken), καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πέτραι (rocks) ἐσχίσθησαν (were split), ⁵² καὶ (and) τὰ (the) μνημεῖα (tombs) ἀνεῴχθησαν (were opened), καὶ (and) πολλὰ (many) σώματα (bodies) τῶν (of the) κεκοιμημένων (having fallen asleep) ἁγίων (saints) ἠγέρθησαν (arose), ⁵³ καὶ (and) ἐξελθόντες (having gone forth) ἐκ (out of) τῶν (the) μνημείων (tombs) μετὰ (after) τὴν (the) ἔγερσιν (resurrection) αὐτοῦ (of Him), εἰσῆλθον (they entered) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) ἁγίαν (holy) πόλιν (city) καὶ (and) ἐνεφανίσθησαν (appeared) πολλοῖς (to many). ⁵⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἑκατόνταρχος (the centurion) καὶ (and) οἱ (those) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (him) τηροῦντες (keeping guard over) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἰδόντες (having seen) τὸν (the) σεισμὸν (earthquake) καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) γενόμενα* (taking place), ἐφοβήθησαν (feared) σφόδρα (greatly), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἀληθῶς (Truly) Θεοῦ (God’s) Υἱὸς (Son) ἦν (was) οὗτος (this).” ⁵⁵ Ἦσαν (They were) δὲ (now) ἐκεῖ (there) γυναῖκες (women) πολλαὶ (many) ἀπὸ (from) μακρόθεν (afar off), θεωροῦσαι (looking on), αἵτινες (who) ἠκολούθησαν (followed) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), διακονοῦσαι (ministering) αὐτῷ (to Him), ⁵⁶ ἐν (among) αἷς (whom) ἦν (was) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνή (Magdalene), καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the) τοῦ (-) Ἰακώβου (of James) καὶ (and) Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) μήτηρ (mother), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) μήτηρ (mother) τῶν (of the) υἱῶν (sons) Ζεβεδαίου (of Zebedee).

³⁴ καὶ (And) τῇ (at the) ἐνάτῃ (ninth) ὥρᾳ (hour), ἐβόησεν (cried out) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) φωνῇ (in a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), “Ἐλωῒ (Eloi), Ἐλωῒ (Eloi), λεμὰ* (lema) σαβαχθάνι* (sabachthani)?” ὅ (Which) ἐστιν (is) μεθερμηνευόμενον (translated), “Ὁ (-) Θεός (God) μου (of Me), ὁ (-) Θεός (God) μου (of Me), εἰς (to) τί (why) ἐγκατέλιπές (have You forsaken) με (Me)?” ³⁵ Καί (And) τινες (some) τῶν (of those) παρεστηκότων (standing by), ἀκούσαντες (having heard), ἔλεγον (were saying), “Ἴδε (Behold), Ἠλίαν (Elijah) φωνεῖ (He calls).” ³⁶ Δραμὼν (Having run) δέ (then) τις (one) καὶ (and) γεμίσας (having filled) σπόγγον (a sponge) ὄξους (with vinegar), περιθεὶς (having put it on) καλάμῳ (a reed), ἐπότιζεν (gave to drink) αὐτόν (him), λέγων (saying), “Ἄφετε (Let be); ἴδωμεν (let us see) εἰ (if) ἔρχεται (comes) Ἠλίας (Elijah) καθελεῖν (to take down) αὐτόν (him).” ³⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ἀφεὶς (having uttered) φωνὴν (a cry) μεγάλην (loud), ἐξέπνευσεν (breathed His last). ³⁸ Καὶ (And) τὸ (the) καταπέτασμα (veil) τοῦ (of the) ναοῦ (temple) ἐσχίσθη (was torn) εἰς (into) δύο (two) ἀπ’ (from) ἄνωθεν (top) ἕως (to) κάτω (bottom). ³⁹ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) κεντυρίων (centurion) ὁ (-) παρεστηκὼς (standing) ἐξ (from) ἐναντίας (opposite of) αὐτοῦ (Him) ὅτι (that) οὕτως (thus) ἐξέπνευσεν (He breathed His last), εἶπεν (he said), “Ἀληθῶς (Truly) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) ἄνθρωπος (man) Υἱὸς (the Son) Θεοῦ (of God) ἦν (was)!” ⁴⁰ Ἦσαν (There were) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) γυναῖκες (women) ἀπὸ (from) μακρόθεν (afar off) θεωροῦσαι (looking on), ἐν (among) αἷς (whom) καὶ (also) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene), καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the) Ἰακώβου (of James) τοῦ (the) μικροῦ (least) καὶ (and) Ἰωσῆτος (of Joseph) μήτηρ (mother), καὶ (and) Σαλώμη (Salome), ⁴¹ αἳ (who), ὅτε (when) ἦν (He was) ἐν (in) τῇ (-) Γαλιλαίᾳ (Galilee), ἠκολούθουν (had been following) αὐτῷ (Him) καὶ (and) διηκόνουν (had been ministering) αὐτῷ (to Him), καὶ (and) ἄλλαι (other) πολλαὶ (many), αἱ (those) συναναβᾶσαι (having come up with) αὐτῷ (Him) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem).

³⁰ ὅτε (When) οὖν (therefore) ἔλαβεν (took) τὸ (the) ὄξος (sour wine) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), εἶπεν (He said), “Τετέλεσται (It has been finished).” καὶ (And) κλίνας (having bowed) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head), παρέδωκεν (He yielded up) τὸ (the) πνεῦμα (spirit).

⁵⁹ Καὶ (And as) ἐλιθοβόλουν (they were stoning) τὸν (-) Στέφανον (Stephen), ἐπικαλούμενον (he was calling out) καὶ (and) λέγοντα (saying), “Κύριε (Lord) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), δέξαι (receive) τὸ (the) πνεῦμά (spirit) μου (of me).”

⁸ Ἰδόντες (Having seen) δὲ (now), οἱ (the) ὄχλοι (crowds) ἐφοβήθησαν (marveled) καὶ (and) ἐδόξασαν (glorified) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God), τὸν (the One) δόντα (having given) ἐξουσίαν (authority) τοιαύτην (such) τοῖς (-) ἀνθρώποις (to men).

⁴¹ καὶ (and) ἡμεῖς (we) μὲν (indeed) δικαίως (justly)? ἄξια (Worthy) γὰρ (for) ὧν (of what) ἐπράξαμεν (we did) ἀπολαμβάνομεν (we are receiving); οὗτος (this man) δὲ (however) οὐδὲν (nothing) ἄτοπον (wrong) ἔπραξεν (did).”

⁷ Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Answered) αὐτῷ (him) οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews), “Ἡμεῖς (We) νόμον (a law) ἔχομεν (have), καὶ (and) κατὰ (according to) τὸν (the) νόμον (law), ὀφείλει (He ought) ἀποθανεῖν (to die), ὅτι (because) Υἱὸν (the Son) Θεοῦ (of God) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) ἐποίησεν (He made).”

³⁷ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (then), κατενύγησαν (they were pierced) τὴν (to the) καρδίαν (heart); εἶπόν (they said) τε (then) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) λοιποὺς (other) ἀποστόλους (apostles), “Τί (What) ποιήσωμεν (shall we do), ἄνδρες (men), ἀδελφοί (brothers)?”

⁶¹ Ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ἐκεῖ (there) Μαριὰμ (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἄλλη (other) Μαρία (Mary), καθήμεναι (sitting) ἀπέναντι (opposite) τοῦ (the) τάφου (tomb).

⁴⁷ ἡ (-) δὲ (And) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene) καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the mother) Ἰωσῆτος (of Joseph) ἐθεώρουν (were watching) ποῦ (where) τέθειται (He was laid).

²⁷ Ἠκολούθει (Were following) δὲ (now) αὐτῷ (Him) πολὺ (a great) πλῆθος (multitude) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people), καὶ (and) γυναικῶν (of women), αἳ (who) ἐκόπτοντο (were mourning) καὶ (and) ἐθρήνουν (lamenting for) αὐτόν (Him).

²¹ ἔλεγον (Were saying) οὖν (therefore) τῷ (-) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), “Μὴ (Not) γράφε (write), ‘Ὁ (The) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews),’ ἀλλ’ (but) ὅτι (that) ἐκεῖνος (He) εἶπεν (said), ‘Βασιλεύς (King) εἰμι (I am) «τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων» (Jews).’” ²² Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate), “Ὃ (What) γέγραφα (I have written), γέγραφα (I have written).” ²³ Οἱ (The) οὖν (then) στρατιῶται (soldiers), ὅτε (when) ἐσταύρωσαν (they crucified) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἔλαβον (took) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) ἐποίησαν (made) τέσσαρα (four) μέρη (parts), ἑκάστῳ (to each) στρατιώτῃ (soldier) μέρος (a part), καὶ (and also) τὸν (the) χιτῶνα (tunic). ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) χιτὼν (tunic) ἄραφος (seamless), ἐκ (from) τῶν (the) ἄνωθεν (top) ὑφαντὸς (woven) δι’ (throughout) ὅλου (all). ²⁴ εἶπαν (They said) οὖν (therefore) πρὸς (to) ἀλλήλους (one another), “Μὴ (Not) σχίσωμεν (let us tear up) αὐτόν (it), ἀλλὰ (but) λάχωμεν (let us cast lots) περὶ (for) αὐτοῦ (it), τίνος (whose) ἔσται (it will be),” ἵνα (that) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture) πληρωθῇ (might be fulfilled) ‹ἡ (that) λέγουσα› (said): “Διεμερίσαντο (They divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτιά (garments) μου (of Me) ἑαυτοῖς (among them), καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (for) τὸν (the) ἱματισμόν (clothing) μου (of Me) ἔβαλον (they cast) κλῆρον (a lot).” Οἱ (The) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) στρατιῶται (soldiers) ταῦτα (these things) ἐποίησαν (did). ²⁵ Εἱστήκεισαν (Had been standing) δὲ (now) παρὰ (by) τῷ (the) σταυρῷ (cross) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) ἡ (the) μήτηρ (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἀδελφὴ (sister) τῆς (of the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him), Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the wife) τοῦ (-) Κλωπᾶ (of Clopas), καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνή (Magdalene). ²⁶ Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) οὖν (therefore), ἰδὼν (having seen) τὴν (His) μητέρα (mother) καὶ (and) τὸν (the) μαθητὴν (disciple) παρεστῶτα (standing by) ὃν (whom) ἠγάπα (He loved), λέγει (says) τῇ (to) μητρί (His mother), “Γύναι (Woman), ἴδε (behold), ὁ (the) υἱός (son) σου (of you).” ²⁷ εἶτα (Then) λέγει (He says) τῷ (to the) μαθητῇ (disciple), “Ἴδε (Behold) ἡ (the) μήτηρ (mother) σου (of you).” καὶ (And) ἀπ’ (from) ἐκείνης (that) τῆς (-) ὥρας (hour) ἔλαβεν (took) ὁ (the) μαθητὴς (disciple) αὐτὴν (her) εἰς (to) τὰ (the) ἴδια (own).

⁵⁷ Ὀψίας (Evening) δὲ (now) γενομένης (having arrived), ἦλθεν (came) ἄνθρωπος (a man) πλούσιος (rich) ἀπὸ (from) Ἁριμαθαίας (Arimathea), τοὔνομα (named) Ἰωσήφ (Joseph), ὃς (who) καὶ (also) αὐτὸς (himself) ἐμαθητεύθη (was discipled) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (to Jesus). ⁵⁸ οὗτος (He) προσελθὼν (having gone) τῷ (-) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate), ᾐτήσατο (asked for) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus). τότε (Then) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἐκέλευσεν (commanded it) ἀποδοθῆναι (to be given up). ⁵⁹ καὶ (And) λαβὼν (having taken) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body), ὁ (-) Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) ἐνετύλιξεν (wrapped) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) σινδόνι (a linen cloth) καθαρᾷ (clean) ⁶⁰ καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (placed) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) καινῷ (new) αὐτοῦ (of him) μνημείῳ (tomb), ὃ (which) ἐλατόμησεν (he had cut) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πέτρᾳ (rock); καὶ (and) προσκυλίσας (having rolled) λίθον (a stone) μέγαν (great) τῇ (to the) θύρᾳ (door) τοῦ (of the) μνημείου (tomb), ἀπῆλθεν (he went away). ⁶¹ Ἦν (Was) δὲ (now) ἐκεῖ (there) Μαριὰμ (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἄλλη (other) Μαρία (Mary), καθήμεναι (sitting) ἀπέναντι (opposite) τοῦ (the) τάφου (tomb).

⁴² Καὶ (And) ἤδη (already) ὀψίας (evening) γενομένης (having arrived), ἐπεὶ (since) ἦν (it was the) Παρασκευή (Preparation), ὅ (that) ἐστιν (is), προσάββατον (the day before Sabbath), ⁴³ ἐλθὼν (having come), Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) ὁ (-) ἀπὸ (from) Ἁριμαθαίας (Arimathea), εὐσχήμων (a prominent) βουλευτής (Council member), ὃς (who) καὶ (also) αὐτὸς (himself) ἦν (was) προσδεχόμενος (waiting for) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τολμήσας (having boldness), εἰσῆλθεν (went in) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate) καὶ (and) ᾐτήσατο (asked for) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus). ⁴⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ἐθαύμασεν (wondered) εἰ (if) ἤδη (already) τέθνηκεν (He were dead). καὶ (And) προσκαλεσάμενος (having called to him) τὸν (the) κεντυρίωνα (centurion), ἐπηρώτησεν (he questioned) αὐτὸν (him) εἰ (whether) πάλαι (already) ἀπέθανεν (He had died). ⁴⁵ καὶ (And) γνοὺς (having known it) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) κεντυρίωνος (centurion), ἐδωρήσατο (He granted) τὸ (the) πτῶμα (body) τῷ (-) Ἰωσήφ (to Joseph). ⁴⁶ Καὶ (And) ἀγοράσας (having bought) σινδόνα (a linen cloth), καθελὼν (having taken down) αὐτὸν (him), ἐνείλησεν (he wrapped Him in) τῇ (the) σινδόνι (linen cloth) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν* (laid) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐν (in) μνημείῳ* (a tomb) ὃ (which) ἦν (was) λελατομημένον (cut) ἐκ (out of) πέτρας (a rock). καὶ (And) προσεκύλισεν (he rolled) λίθον (a stone) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) θύραν (door) τοῦ (of the) μνημείου (tomb). ⁴⁷ ἡ (-) δὲ (And) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene) καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the mother) Ἰωσῆτος (of Joseph) ἐθεώρουν (were watching) ποῦ (where) τέθειται (He was laid).

²⁵ Καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἄνθρωπος (a man) ἦν (there was) ἐν (in) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem), ᾧ (whose) ὄνομα (name was) Συμεών (Simeon); καὶ (and) ὁ (the) ἄνθρωπος (man) οὗτος (this) δίκαιος (was righteous) καὶ (and) εὐλαβής (devout), προσδεχόμενος (waiting for) παράκλησιν (the consolation) τοῦ (-) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel), καὶ (and) Πνεῦμα (the Spirit) ἦν (was) Ἅγιον (Holy) ἐπ’ (upon) αὐτόν (him).

³⁸ Μετὰ (After) δὲ (then) ταῦτα (these things), ἠρώτησεν (asked) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate) Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) [ὁ] (-) ἀπὸ (from) Ἁριμαθαίας (Arimathea), ὢν (being) μαθητὴς (a disciple) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus)— κεκρυμμένος (concealed) δὲ (however) διὰ (through) τὸν (the) φόβον (fear) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)— ἵνα (that) ἄρῃ (he might take away) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus); καὶ (and) ἐπέτρεψεν (gave permission) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate). ἦλθεν (He came) οὖν (therefore) καὶ (and) ἦρεν (took away) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ³⁹ ἦλθεν (Came) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) Νικόδημος (Nicodemus), ὁ (the one) ἐλθὼν (having come) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) νυκτὸς (by night) τὸ (at the) πρῶτον (first), φέρων (bearing) μίγμα (a mixture) σμύρνης (of myrrh) καὶ (and) ἀλόης (aloes), ὡς (about) λίτρας (litras) ἑκατόν (a hundred). ⁴⁰ ἔλαβον (They took) οὖν (therefore) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) καὶ (and) ἔδησαν (bound) αὐτὸ (it) ὀθονίοις (in linen cloths), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) ἀρωμάτων (spices), καθὼς (as) ἔθος (the custom) ἐστὶν (is) τοῖς (among the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews) ἐνταφιάζειν (to prepare for burial). ⁴¹ Ἦν (There was) δὲ (now) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) τόπῳ (place) ὅπου (where) ἐσταυρώθη (He was crucified) κῆπος (a garden), καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κήπῳ (garden) μνημεῖον (a tomb) καινόν (new), ἐν (in) ᾧ (which) οὐδέπω (not yet) οὐδεὶς (no one) ἦν (was) τεθειμένος (laid). ⁴² ἐκεῖ (There) οὖν (therefore), διὰ (on account of) τὴν (the) Παρασκευὴν (Preparation) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ὅτι (because) ἐγγὺς (near) ἦν (was) τὸ (the) μνημεῖον (tomb), ἔθηκαν (they laid) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

² εὐσεβὴς (devout) καὶ (and) φοβούμενος (fearing) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) σὺν (with) παντὶ (all) τῷ (the) οἴκῳ (household) αὐτοῦ (of him), ποιῶν (doing) ἐλεημοσύνας (alms) πολλὰς (many) τῷ (to the) λαῷ (people), καὶ (and) δεόμενος (praying) τοῦ (to) Θεοῦ (God) διὰ (continually) παντός (all).

²² Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Κορνήλιος (Cornelius) ἑκατοντάρχης (a centurion), ἀνὴρ (a man) δίκαιος (righteous) καὶ (and) φοβούμενος (fearing) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God), μαρτυρούμενός (being well testified to) τε (then) ὑπὸ (by) ὅλου (all) τοῦ (the) ἔθνους (nation) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ἐχρηματίσθη (was divinely instructed) ὑπὸ (by) ἀγγέλου (an angel) ἁγίου (holy) μεταπέμψασθαί (to send for) σε (you) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἀκοῦσαι (to hear) ῥήματα (a message) παρὰ (from) σοῦ (you).”

²⁴ ὅτι (For) ἦν (he was) ἀνὴρ (a man) ἀγαθὸς (good), καὶ (and) πλήρης (full) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit) Ἁγίου (Holy), καὶ (and) πίστεως (of faith). καὶ (And) προσετέθη (was added) ὄχλος (a crowd) ἱκανὸς (large) τῷ (to the) Κυρίῳ (Lord).

⁴³ ἐλθὼν (having come), Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) ὁ (-) ἀπὸ (from) Ἁριμαθαίας (Arimathea), εὐσχήμων (a prominent) βουλευτής (Council member), ὃς (who) καὶ (also) αὐτὸς (himself) ἦν (was) προσδεχόμενος (waiting for) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τολμήσας (having boldness), εἰσῆλθεν (went in) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate) καὶ (and) ᾐτήσατο (asked for) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τοῦ (-) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus).

³⁸ καὶ (And) αὐτῇ (she) τῇ (at that) ὥρᾳ (hour) ἐπιστᾶσα (having come up), ἀνθωμολογεῖτο (was giving praise) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), καὶ (and) ἐλάλει (was speaking) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (Him) πᾶσιν (to all) τοῖς (those) προσδεχομένοις (waiting for) λύτρωσιν (the redemption) Ἰερουσαλήμ (of Jerusalem).

⁴² καὶ (And) ἔλεγεν (he was saying), “Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), μνήσθητί (remember) μου (me) ὅταν (when) ἔλθῃς (You come) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) σου (of You)!”

⁵⁹ καὶ (And) λαβὼν (having taken) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body), ὁ (-) Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) ἐνετύλιξεν (wrapped) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) σινδόνι (a linen cloth) καθαρᾷ (clean) ⁶⁰ καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (placed) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) καινῷ (new) αὐτοῦ (of him) μνημείῳ (tomb), ὃ (which) ἐλατόμησεν (he had cut) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πέτρᾳ (rock); καὶ (and) προσκυλίσας (having rolled) λίθον (a stone) μέγαν (great) τῇ (to the) θύρᾳ (door) τοῦ (of the) μνημείου (tomb), ἀπῆλθεν (he went away).

⁴⁶ Καὶ (And) ἀγοράσας (having bought) σινδόνα (a linen cloth), καθελὼν (having taken down) αὐτὸν (him), ἐνείλησεν (he wrapped Him in) τῇ (the) σινδόνι (linen cloth) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν* (laid) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐν (in) μνημείῳ* (a tomb) ὃ (which) ἦν (was) λελατομημένον (cut) ἐκ (out of) πέτρας (a rock). καὶ (And) προσεκύλισεν (he rolled) λίθον (a stone) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) θύραν (door) τοῦ (of the) μνημείου (tomb).

⁶² Τῇ (-) δὲ (And) ἐπαύριον (the next day), ἥτις (which) ἐστὶν (is) μετὰ (after) τὴν (the) Παρασκευήν (Preparation), συνήχθησαν (were gathered together) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) πρὸς (before) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate),

⁴² Καὶ (And) ἤδη (already) ὀψίας (evening) γενομένης (having arrived), ἐπεὶ (since) ἦν (it was the) Παρασκευή (Preparation), ὅ (that) ἐστιν (is), προσάββατον (the day before Sabbath),

³¹ Οἱ (-) οὖν (Therefore) Ἰουδαῖοι (the Jews), ἐπεὶ (because) Παρασκευὴ (the Preparation) ἦν (it was), ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) μείνῃ (would remain) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross) τὰ (the) σώματα (bodies) ἐν (on) τῷ (the) σαββάτῳ (Sabbath)— ἦν (was) γὰρ (for) μεγάλη (a high) ἡ (-) ἡμέρα (day) ἐκείνου (that) τοῦ (-) σαββάτου (Sabbath)— ἠρώτησαν (asked) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate) ἵνα (that) κατεαγῶσιν (might be broken) αὐτῶν (their) τὰ (-) σκέλη (legs), καὶ (and) ἀρθῶσιν (they might be taken away).

⁴² ἐκεῖ (There) οὖν (therefore), διὰ (on account of) τὴν (the) Παρασκευὴν (Preparation) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), ὅτι (because) ἐγγὺς (near) ἦν (was) τὸ (the) μνημεῖον (tomb), ἔθηκαν (they laid) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus).

⁴⁹ εἱστήκεισαν (Stood) δὲ (now) πάντες (all) οἱ (those who) γνωστοὶ (knew) αὐτῷ (Him) ἀπὸ (from) μακρόθεν (afar off), καὶ (also) γυναῖκες (women), αἱ (those) συνακολουθοῦσαι (having followed) αὐτῷ (Him) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee), ὁρῶσαι (beholding) ταῦτα (these things).

¹ Καὶ (And) διαγενομένου (having passed) τοῦ (the) σαββάτου (Sabbath), Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (-) Μαγδαληνὴ (Magdalene), καὶ (and) Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (the mother) τοῦ (-) Ἰακώβου (of James), καὶ (and) Σαλώμη (Salome), ἠγόρασαν (bought) ἀρώματα (spices), ἵνα (that) ἐλθοῦσαι (having come), ἀλείψωσιν (they might anoint) αὐτόν (Him).

¹ Τῇ (The) δὲ (however) μιᾷ (first day) τῶν (of the) σαββάτων (week), ὄρθρου (dawn) βαθέως (very early), ἐπὶ (to) τὸ (the) μνῆμα (tomb) ἦλθον (they came), φέρουσαι (bringing) ἃ (that) ἡτοίμασαν (they had prepared) ἀρώματα (spices).