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. 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.”

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

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

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

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

When Pilate heard [h]of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. 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. 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. 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.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:57 NU it
  2. Luke 22:60 NU, M a rooster
  3. Luke 22:61 NU adds today
  4. Luke 22:64 NU And having blindfolded Him, they asked Him
  5. Luke 22:68 NU omits also
  6. Luke 22:68 NU omits the rest of v. 68.
  7. Luke 23:2 NU our
  8. Luke 23:6 NU omits of Galilee
  9. Luke 23:11 troops
  10. Luke 23:15 NU he sent Him back to us
  11. Luke 23:17 NU omits v. 17.
  12. Luke 23:23 NU omits and of the chief priests
  13. Luke 23:25 NU, M omit to them

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