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Trial before Pilate

28 The Jewish leaders led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s palace.[a] It was early in the morning. So that they could eat the Passover, the Jewish leaders wouldn’t enter the palace; entering the palace would have made them ritually impure.

29 So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What charge do you bring against this man?”

30 They answered, “If he had done nothing wrong, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”

31 Pilate responded, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your Law.”

The Jewish leaders replied, “The Law doesn’t allow us to kill anyone.” (32 This was so that Jesus’ word might be fulfilled when he indicated how he was going to die.)

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Footnotes

  1. John 18:28 Or praetorium

28 Then oun they took agō · ho Jesus Iēsous from apo · ho Caiaphas Kaiaphas to eis the ho governor’ s praitōrion headquarters . It was eimi · de early prōi, and kai they autos did not ou go eiserchomai into eis the ho governor’ s praitōrion headquarters so hina that they would not be defiled miainō, but alla could eat esthiō the ho Passover pascha meal . 29 So oun Pilate Pilatos came exerchomai · ho outside exō to pros them autos and kai said phēmi, “ What tis accusation katēgoria are you bringing pherō against kata · ho this houtos man anthrōpos?” 30 They replied apokrinomai · kai to him autos, saying legō, “ If ei this man houtos were eimi not doing poieō something wrong kakos, we paradidōmi would an not ou have handed paradidōmi him autos over paradidōmi to you sy.” 31 Then oun Pilate Pilatos said legō to them autos, · ho Take lambanō him autos yourselves hymeis and kai judge krinō him autos according kata to · ho your hymeis law nomos.” The ho Jews Ioudaios said legō to him autos, “It is not ou lawful for us hēmeis to put any one oudeis to death apokteinō.” 32 This was to hina fulfill plēroō the ho word logos that hos · ho Jesus Iēsous had spoken legō indicating sēmainō what kind poios of death thanatos he was going mellō to die apothnēskō.

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