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John 18

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πέραν τοῦ χειμάρρου τῶν ΚεδρώνWhat geographical feature did Jesus cross?
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τὴν σπεῖρανWhat force accompanies Judas?
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Τίνα ζητεῖτε;What is Jesus asking the arresting party?
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ἐγώ εἰμιHow should Jesus’s reply sound here?
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ἀπῆλθαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ ἔπεσαν χαμαίHow does the group react to the reply?
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ἄφετε τούτους ὑπάγεινWhat does Jesus command concerning the disciples?
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τὴν μάχαιραν / τὴν μάχαιράν σουDoes Jesus say ‘the sword’ or explicitly ‘your sword’ ?
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τὸ ποτήριον… οὐ μὴ πίω αὐτό;How forcefully does Jesus accept the cup?
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ἡ σπεῖρα καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέταιWho arrests Jesus?
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πρὸς Ἅνναν πρῶτονHow should the priest’s name be represented?
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ὁ ἄλλος μαθητήςShould the unnamed follower be identified?
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οὐκ εἰμίHow direct is Peter’s denial?
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ἀνθρακιὰν πεποιηκότεςWhat kind of fire warms the courtyard?
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ὅπου πάντες / πάντοτε οἱ ἸουδαῖοιDoes Jesus say where all gather, or where they always gather?
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ἔδωκεν ῥάπισμαWhat does the officer do to Jesus?
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εἰ δὲ καλῶςWhat contrasts with speaking wrongly?
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ἀπέστειλεν οὖν / δὲ / omitHow is Annas sending Jesus to Caiaphas connected?
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τὸ πραιτώριονHow should the Roman location be named?
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Τίνα κατηγορίαν φέρετεHow does Pilate demand the accusation?
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οὐκ ἔξεστιν… ἀποκτεῖναι οὐδέναWhat do the Judean leaders say is unlawful?
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Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων;How should Pilate’s word order sound?
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ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐμὴ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτουIs Jesus’s kingdom outside the world, or not sourced from it?
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νῦν δὲ ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐμὴ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐντεῦθενDoes nyn mean ‘now’ in time or mark a contrast?
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πᾶς ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείαςWho hears Jesus’s voice?
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οὐδεμίαν εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίανWhat does Pilate fail to find in Jesus?
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ἐκραύγασαν οὖν πάλιν / πάντες / πάλιν πάντεςDo they shout ‘back,’ do they all shout, or both?
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ἦν δὲ ὁ Βαραββᾶς λῃστήςWhat kind of man was Barabbas?

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