Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly^(A)

^54 (B)Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. ^(C)But Peter followed at a distance. ^55 (D)Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶ And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

⁵⁷ But he denied ^[a]Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

^58 (E)And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

^59 (F)Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a ^(G)Galilean.”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, ^[b]the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then ^(H)Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, ^(I)“Before the rooster ^[c]crows, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶² So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten^(J)

^63 (K)Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and ^(L)beat Him. ^64 [d]And having blindfolded Him, they ^(M)struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?” ⁶⁵ And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin^(N)

^66 (O)As soon as it was day, ^(P)the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, ^67 (Q)“If You are the Christ, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will ^(R)by no means believe. ⁶⁸ And if I ^[e]also ask you, you will by no means answer ^[f]Me or let Me go. ^69 (S)Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”

⁷⁰ Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?”

So He said to them, ^(T)“You rightly say that I am.”

^71 (U)And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate^(V)

23 Then ^(W)the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to ^(X)Pilate. ² And they began to ^(Y)accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow ^(Z)perverting ^[g]the nation, and ^(AA)forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying ^(AB)that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

^3 (AC)Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

⁴ So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, ^(AD)“I find no fault in this Man.”

⁵ But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from ^(AE)Galilee to this place.”

Jesus Faces Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard ^[h]of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. ⁷ And as soon as he knew that He belonged to ^(AF)Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ Now when Herod saw Jesus, ^(AG)he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because ^(AH)he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. ⁹ Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him ^(AI)nothing. ¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. ^11 (AJ)Then Herod, with his ^[i]men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. ¹² That very day ^(AK)Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other.

Taking the Place of Barabbas^(AL)

^13 (AM)Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, ¹⁴ said to them, ^(AN)“You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, ^(AO)having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; ¹⁵ no, neither did Herod, for ^[j]I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. ^16 (AP)I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” ^17 (AQ)(for^[k] it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).

¹⁸ And ^(AR)they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— ¹⁹ who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

²⁰ Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. ²¹ But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

²² Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”

²³ But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men ^[l]and of the chief priests prevailed. ²⁴ So ^(AS)Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. ^25 (AT)And he released ^[m]to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.