Jesus before the Priests

^12 (A)So ^(B)the Roman ^[a]cohort, the ^[b]commander, and the ^(C)officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³ and brought Him to ^(D)Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of ^(E)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴ Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that ^(F)it was in their best interest for one man to die in behalf of the people.

^15 (G)Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into ^(H)the courtyard of the high priest, ^16 (I)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. ^17 (J)Then the slave woman who was the doorkeeper *said to Peter, “^(K)You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸ Now the slaves and the ^(L)officers were standing there, having made ^(M)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(N)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

^19 (O)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, “I ^(P)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(Q)taught in ^[c]synagogues and ^(R)in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret. ²¹ Why are you asking Me? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them. Look: these people know what I said.” ²² But when He said this, one of the ^(S)officers, who was standing nearby, ^(T)struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ^23 (U)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ^24 (V)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(W)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

^25 (X)Now ^(Y)Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(Z)You are not one of His disciples as well, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶ One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one ^(AA)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(AB)the garden with Him?” ²⁷ Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(AC)a rooster crowed.

Jesus before Pilate

^28 (AD)Then they *brought Jesus from ^(AE)Caiaphas into ^(AF)the ^[d]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter ^(AG)the ^[e]Praetorium, so that ^(AH)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ^29 (AI)Therefore Pilate came out to them and *said, “What accusation are you bringing against this Man?” ³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not ^[f]a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.” ³¹ So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “We are not ^[g]permitted to put anyone to death.” ³² This happened so that ^(AJ)the word of Jesus which He said, indicating what kind of death He was going to die, would be fulfilled.

³³ Therefore Pilate ^(AK)entered the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(AL)You are the King of the Jews?” ³⁴ Jesus answered, “Are you saying this ^[h]on your own, or did others tell you about Me?” ³⁵ Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me; what have You done?” ³⁶ Jesus answered, “^(AM)My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ^[i]of this realm.” ³⁷ Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^(AN)You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: ^(AO)to testify to the truth. ^(AP)Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” ³⁸ Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

And after saying this, he ^(AQ)came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “^(AR)I find no grounds at all for charges in ^[j]His case. ^39 (AS)However, you have a custom that I release one prisoner ^[k]for you at the Passover; therefore do you wish that I release ^[l]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ So they shouted again, saying, “^(AT)Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a rebel.

The Crown of Thorns

19 So Pilate then took Jesus and ^[a](A)had Him flogged. ^2 (B)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and put a purple ^[b]cloak on Him; ³ and they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “^(C)Hail, King of the Jews!” and ^(D)slapped Him in the face again and again. ⁴ And then Pilate ^(E)came out again and *said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to you so that you will know that ^(F)I find no grounds at all for charges in ^[c]His case.” ⁵ Jesus then came out, ^(G)wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate *said to them, “Behold, the Man!” ⁶ So when the chief priests and the ^(H)officers saw Him, they shouted, saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him; for ^(I)I find no grounds for charges in ^[d]His case!” ⁷ The Jews answered him, “^(J)We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because He ^(K)made Himself out to be the Son of God!”

⁸ Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid; ⁹ and he ^(L)entered the ^[e]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But ^(M)Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ So Pilate *said to Him, “Are you not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” ¹¹ Jesus answered him, “^(N)You would have no authority ^[f]over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason ^(O)the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.” ¹² As a result of this, Pilate ^[g]made efforts to release Him; but the Jews shouted, saying, “^(P)If you release this Man, you are not a friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king ^[h]opposes Caesar!”

¹³ Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and ^(Q)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called ^[i]The Pavement—but ^(R)in ^[j]Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was ^(S)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the ^[k](T)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Look, ^(U)your King!” ¹⁵ So they shouted, “^(V)Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate *said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king except Caesar.”