Matthew 26:57-68
Legacy Standard Bible
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?”
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- Matthew 26:58 Or servants
- Matthew 26:61 The inner part of the temple
- Matthew 26:61 Or after
- Matthew 26:63 Messiah
- Matthew 26:64 Or from now on
- Matthew 26:67 Or beat Him with rods
- Matthew 26:68 Messiah
Matthew 26:57-68
Christian Standard Bible
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
57 Those(A) who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas(B) the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened. 58 Peter was following him at a distance right to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and was sitting with the servants to see the outcome.(C)
59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death,(D) 60 but they could not find any, even though many false witnesses(E) came forward.[a] Finally, two[b] who came forward 61 stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God(F) and rebuild it in three days.’”
62 The high priest stood up and said to him, “Don’t you have an answer to what these men are testifying against you?” 63 But(G) Jesus kept silent.(H) The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(I) by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”(J)
64 “You have said it,” Jesus told him. “But I tell you, in the future[c] you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[d](K)
65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed!(L) Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you’ve heard the blasphemy.(M) 66 What is your decision?”
They answered, “He deserves death!” (N) 67 Then they spat in his face(O) and beat him; others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who was it that hit you?” (P)
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