28Αγουσιν ουν τον Ιησουν απο του Καιαφα εις το πραιτωριον· ην δε πρωΐ· και αυτοι ουκ εισηλθον εις το πραιτωριον, ινα μη μιανθωσιν αλλα φαγωσιν το πασχα. (Agoysin oyn ton Iēsoyn apo toy Kaiapha eis to praitōrion· ēn de prōΐ· kai aytoi oyk eisēlthon eis to praitōrion, ina mē mianthōsin alla phagōsin to pascha.)29εξηλθεν ουν ο Πειλατος εξω προς αυτους και φησιν Τινα κατηγοριαν φερετε του ανθρωπου τουτου; (exēlthen oyn o Peilatos exō pros aytoys kai phēsin Tina katēgorian pherete toy anthrōpoy toytoy;)30απεκριθησαν και ειπαν αυτω Ει μη ην ουτος κακον ποιων, ουκ αν σοι παρεδωκαμεν αυτον. (apekrithēsan kai eipan aytō Ei mē ēn oytos kakon poiōn, oyk an soi paredōkamen ayton.)31ειπεν ουν αυτοις ο Πειλατος Λαβετε αυτον υμεις, και κατα τον νομον υμων κρινατε αυτον. ειπον αυτω οι Ιουδαιοι Ημιν ουκ εξεστιν αποκτειναι ουδενα· (eipen oyn aytois o Peilatos Labete ayton ymeis, kai kata ton nomon ymōn krinate ayton. eipon aytō oi Ioydaioi Ēmin oyk exestin apokteinai oydena·)32ινα ο λογος του Ιησου πληρωθη ον ειπεν σημαινων ποιω θανατω ημελλεν αποθνησκειν. (ina o logos toy Iēsoy plērōthē on eipen sēmainōn poiō thanatō ēmellen apothnēskein.)33Εισηλθεν ουν παλιν εις το πραιτωριον ο Πειλατος και εφωνησεν τον Ιησουν και ειπεν αυτω Συ ει ο Βασιλευς των Ιουδαιων; (Eisēlthen oyn palin eis to praitōrion o Peilatos kai ephōnēsen ton Iēsoyn kai eipen aytō Sy ei o Basileys tōn Ioydaiōn;)34απεκριθη Ιησους Αφ εαυτου συ τουτο λεγεις, η αλλοι ειπον σοι περι εμου; (apekrithē Iēsoys Aph eaytoy sy toyto legeis, ē alloi eipon soi peri emoy;)35απεκριθη ο Πειλατος Μητι εγω Ιουδαιος ειμι; το εθνος το σον και οι αρχιερεις παρεδωκαν σε εμοι· τι εποιησας; (apekrithē o Peilatos Mēti egō Ioydaios eimi; to ethnos to son kai oi archiereis paredōkan se emoi· ti epoiēsas;)36απεκριθη Ιησους· Η βασιλεια η εμη ουκ εστιν εκ του κοσμου τουτου· ει εκ του κοσμου τουτου ην η βασιλεια η εμη, οι υπηρεται αν οι εμοι ηγωνιζοντο, ινα μη παραδοθω τοις Ιουδαιοις· νυν δε η βασιλεια η εμη ουκ εστιν εντευθεν. (apekrithē Iēsoys· Ē basileia ē emē oyk estin ek toy kosmoy toytoy· ei ek toy kosmoy toytoy ēn ē basileia ē emē, oi ypēretai an oi emoi ēgōnizonto, ina mē paradothō tois Ioydaiois· nyn de ē basileia ē emē oyk estin enteythen.)37ειπεν ουν αυτω ο Πειλατος Ουκουν βασιλευς ει συ; απεκριθη ο Ιησους Συ λεγεις οτι βασιλευς ειμι. εγω εις τουτο γεγεννημαι και εις τουτο εληλυθα εις τον κοσμον, ινα μαρτυρησω τη αληθεια· πας ο ων εκ της αληθειας ακουει μου της φωνης. (eipen oyn aytō o Peilatos Oykoyn basileys ei sy; apekrithē o Iēsoys Sy legeis oti basileys eimi. egō eis toyto gegennēmai kai eis toyto elēlytha eis ton kosmon, ina martyrēsō tē alētheia· pas o ōn ek tēs alētheias akoyei moy tēs phōnēs.)38λεγει αυτω ο Πειλατος Τι εστιν αληθεια; Και τουτο ειπων παλιν εξηλθεν προς τους Ιουδαιους, και λεγει αυτοις Εγω ουδεμιαν ευρισκω εν αυτω αιτιαν. (legei aytō o Peilatos Ti estin alētheia; Kai toyto eipōn palin exēlthen pros toys Ioydaioys, kai legei aytois Egō oydemian eyriskō en aytō aitian.)39εστιν δε συνηθεια υμιν ινα ενα απολυσω υμιν εν τω πασχα· βουλεσθε ουν απολυσω υμιν τον Βασιλεα των Ιουδαιων; (estin de synētheia ymin ina ena apolysō ymin en tō pascha· boylesthe oyn apolysō ymin ton Basilea tōn Ioydaiōn;)40εκραυγασαν ουν παλιν λεγοντες Μη τουτον, αλλα τον Βαραββαν. ην δε ο Βαραββας ληστης. (ekraygasan oyn palin legontes Mē toyton, alla ton Barabban. ēn de o Barabbas lēstēs.)
28They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn’t enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.29Pilate therefore went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”30They answered him, “If this man weren’t an evildoer, we wouldn’t have delivered him up to you.”31Pilate therefore said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.” Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is illegal for us to put anyone to death,”32that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.33Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”34Jesus answered him, “Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?”35Pilate answered, “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?”36Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.”37Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”38Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no basis for a charge against him.39But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”40Then they all shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
What is truth? (v. 38). Pilate asks the question of the ages — not as a philosopher seeking answers but as a politician evading them. Truth stands before him, crowned with thorns.
Greek: Nestle 1904 · English: World English Bible (Public Domain)