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The Present Indicative is used to describe vividly a past event in the presence of which the speaker conceives himself to be.

Mark 11:27; Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, and they come again to Jerusalem.

See also Luke 8:49, ἔρχεταί; John 18:28, Ἄγουσιν. This use is very frequent in the gospels.

The Greek Present Indicative tense, often referred to in biblical studies as the “historical present,” is a linguistic feature that enlivens narrative by describing past events as if they are occurring in the present. This stylistic choice creates immediacy, drawing the reader into the scene and making the events more vivid and dynamic.… Learn Koine Greek