Jesus Before Caiaphas

^57 (A)Now those who had seized Jesus led Him away to ^(B)Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸ But ^(C)Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the ^(D)courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the ^[a](E)officers to see the outcome.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the whole ^(F)Sanhedrin kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death. ⁶⁰ And they did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on ^(G)two came forward, ⁶¹ and said, “This man stated, ‘^(H)I am able to destroy the ^[b]sanctuary of God and to rebuild it ^[c]in three days.’” ⁶² And the high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You not answer? What are these men testifying against You?” ⁶³ But ^(I)Jesus kept silent. ^(J)And the high priest said to Him, “^(K)I put You under oath by ^(L)the living God, that You tell us whether You are the ^[d]Christ, ^(M)the Son of God.” ⁶⁴ Jesus *said to him, “^(N)You yourself said it; nevertheless I tell you, ^[e]hereafter you will see ^(O)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and ^(P)coming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶⁵ Then the high priest ^(Q)tore his garments and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; ⁶⁶ what do you think?” They answered and said, “^(R)He deserves death!”

^67 (S)Then they ^(T)spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others ^[f]slapped Him, ⁶⁸ and said, “^(U)Prophesy to us, O ^[g]Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

Jesus Before His Accusers

^53 (A)Then they led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes *gathered together. ⁵⁴ And Peter followed Him at a distance, ^(B)right into ^(C)the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the ^[a]officers and ^(D)warming himself at the ^[b]fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the whole ^[c](E)Sanhedrin were seeking to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any. ⁵⁶ For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent. ⁵⁷ And some, standing up, were giving false testimony against Him, saying, ⁵⁸ “We ourselves heard Him say, ‘^(F)I will destroy this ^[d]sanctuary made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” ⁵⁹ And not even in this way was their testimony consistent. ⁶⁰ And the high priest stood up in their midst and questioned Jesus, saying, “You answer nothing? What are these men testifying against You?” ^61 (G)But He kept silent and did not answer. ^(H)Again the high priest was questioning Him and *said to Him, “Are You the ^[e]Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see ^(I)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and ^(J)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ^63 (K)And tearing his tunics, the high priest *said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴ You have heard the ^(L)blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to ^(M)spit at Him, and ^[f](N)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “^(O)Prophesy!” And the officers ^[g]received Him with ^[h]slaps in the face.

^63 (A)Now the men who were holding ^[a]Jesus in custody were mocking Him while they beat Him, ⁶⁴ and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “^(B)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵ And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(C)blaspheming.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

^66 (D)And as the day came, ^(E)the Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(F)Sanhedrin, saying, ⁶⁷ “^(G)If You are the ^[b]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask a question, you will not answer. ^69 (H)But from now on ^(I)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of ^[c]God.” ⁷⁰ And they all said, “Are You ^(J)the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “^(K)You yourselves say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

Jesus Before the Priests; Peter Denies Jesus

^12 (A)So ^(B)the Roman ^[a]cohort and the ^[b]commander and the ^(C)officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³ and led Him to ^(D)Annas first; for he was 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 better for one man to die on behalf of the people.

^15 (G)And Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into ^(H)the court 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 servant-girl who kept the door *said to Peter, “^(K)Are you not also one of this man’s disciples?” 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, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret. ²¹ Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; behold, they know what I said.” ²² And when He had said this, one of the ^(S)officers standing nearby ^(T)gave Jesus a slap, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ^23 (U)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ^24 (V)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(W)Caiaphas the high priest.

^25 (X)Now ^(Y)Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(Z)You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶ One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of 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.