John

John 18:29–30

²⁹So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

³⁰“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος	Pilatos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4091 Pilate
went	Ἐξῆλθεν	Exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
out	ἔξω	exō	Adverb	G1854 without, outside
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
asked	φησίν	phēsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5346 I say
What	Τίνα	Tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
accusation	κατηγορίαν	katēgorian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2724 a charge, accusation
are you bringing	φέρετε	pherete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead
against	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
this	τούτου	toutou	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
He	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
were	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
a criminal	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
they replied	Ἀπεκρίθησαν	Apekrithēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G611 I answer, reply
we would not have handed Him over	παρεδώκαμεν	paredōkamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
to you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 18:29 Matthew 27:23 · Mark 15:2–5 · Matthew 27:11–14 · Luke 23:2–3 · Acts 23:28–30

John 18:30 John 19:12 · Luke 20:19–26 · Luke 23:2–5 · Mark 10:33 · Acts 3:13 · Luke 24:7 · Mark 15:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.