Matthew 26:46-67

New American Standard Bible

⁴⁶ Get up, let’s go; behold, the one who is betraying Me is near!”

Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest

^47 (A)And while He was still speaking, behold, ^(B)Judas, one of the twelve, came ^[a]accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign previously, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him.” ⁴⁹ And immediately Judas went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, ^(C)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, “^(D)Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested Him.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(E)one of those who were with Jesus ^[b]reached and drew his ^(F)sword, and struck the ^(G)slave of the high priest and ^[c]cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for ^(H)all those who take up the sword will perish by the sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve ^[d](I)legions of ^(J)angels? ⁵⁴ How then would ^(K)the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a man inciting a revolt? ^(L)Every day I used to sit within the temple grounds teaching, and you did not arrest Me. ⁵⁶ But all this has taken place so that ^(M)the Scriptures of the prophets will be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

Jesus before Caiaphas

^57 (N)Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to ^(O)Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸ But ^(P)Peter was following Him at a distance, as far as the ^(Q)courtyard of the high priest, and he came inside and sat down with the ^[e](R)officers to see the outcome.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the entire ^[f](S)Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death. ⁶⁰ They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on ^(T)two came forward, ⁶¹ and said, “This man stated, ‘^(U)I am able to destroy the ^[g]temple of God and to rebuild it ^[h]in three days.’” ⁶² The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You offer no answer for what these men are testifying against You?” ⁶³ But ^(V)Jesus kept silent. ^(W)And the high priest said to Him, “I ^(X)place You under oath by ^(Y)the living God, to tell us whether You are the ^[i]Christ, ^(Z)the Son of God.” ⁶⁴ Jesus *said to him, “^(AA)You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see ^(AB)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and ^(AC)coming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶⁵ Then the high priest ^(AD)tore his ^[j]robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? See, you have now heard the blasphemy; ⁶⁶ what do you think?” They answered, “^(AE)He deserves death!”

^67 (AF)Then they ^(AG)spit in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others ^[k]slapped Him,