62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”[a] 63 (A)But Jesus remained silent. (B)And the high priest said to him, (C)“I adjure you by (D)the living God, (E)tell us if you are (F)the Christ, (G)the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, (H)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on (I)you will see the Son of Man (J)seated at the right hand of Power and (K)coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest (L)tore his robes and said, (M)“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?” They answered, (N)“He deserves death.” 67 Then (O)they spit in his face (P)and (Q)struck him. And some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you (R)Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:62 Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?

Jesus Before Pilate

11 (A)Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you (B)the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, (C)“You have said so.” 12 (D)But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, (E)“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

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But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, (A)from Galilee even to this place.”

Jesus Before Herod

When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to (B)Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, (C)for he had long desired to see him, (D)because he had heard about him, and he was hoping (E)to see some sign done by him. So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him.

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