⁵³ And they brought Jesus to the high priest; and all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together.

⁵⁴ And Peter followed him from afar off, even into the court of the high priest; and he sat with the servants at the fire, and warmed himself.

⁵⁵ And the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death, and found none.

⁵⁶ For many bore false witness against him, and their evidences were not agreeing.

⁵⁷ And some rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:

⁵⁸ We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another not made with hands.

⁵⁹ And their witness did not agree.

⁶⁰ And the high priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men?

⁶¹ But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him: Art thou the Christ the Son of the blessed God?

⁶² And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³ Then the high priest rending his garments, saith: What need we any further witnesses?

⁶⁴ You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death.

⁶⁵ And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him: Prophesy: and the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.

⁵⁷ But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled.

⁵⁸ And Peter followed him afar off, even to the court of the high priest. And going in, he sat with the servants, that he might see the end.

⁵⁹ And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death:

⁶⁰ And they found not, whereas many false witnesses had come in. And last of all there came two false witnesses:

⁶¹ And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to rebuild it.

⁶² And the high priest rising up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee?

⁶³ But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵ Then the high priests rent his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy:

⁶⁶ What think you? But they answering, said: He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷ Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him: and others struck his face with the palms of their hands,

⁶⁸ Saying: Prophesy unto us, O Christ, who is he that struck thee?

⁶⁶ Now when Peter was in the court below, there cometh one of the maidservants of the high priest.

⁶⁷ And when she had seen Peter warming himself, looking on him she saith: Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁶⁸ But he denied, saying: I neither know nor understand what thou sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew.

⁶⁹ And again a maidservant seeing him, began to say to the standers by: This is one of them.

⁷⁰ But he denied again. And after a while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean.

⁷¹ But he began to curse and to swear, saying; I know not this man of whom you speak.

⁷² And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep.

⁶⁹ But Peter sat without in the court: and there came to him a servant maid, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean.

⁷⁰ But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹ And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him, and she saith to them that were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁷² And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man.

⁷³ And after a little while they came that stood by, and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them; for even thy speech doth discover thee.

⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus which he had said: Before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And going forth, he wept bitterly.

⁵⁴ And apprehending him, they led him to the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off.

⁵⁵ And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were sitting about it, Peter was in the midst of them.

⁵⁶ Whom when a certain servant maid had seen sitting at the light, and had earnestly beheld him, she said: This man also was with him.

⁵⁷ But he denied him, saying: Woman, I know him not.

⁵⁸ And after a little while, another seeing him, said: Thou also art one of them. But Peter said: O man, I am not.

⁵⁹ And after the space, as it were of one hour, another certain man affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man was also with him; for he is also a Galilean.

⁶⁰ And Peter said: Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, as he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

⁶¹ And the Lord turning looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, as he had said: Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

⁶² And Peter going out, wept bitterly.

⁶³ And the men that held him, mocked him, and struck him.

⁶⁴ And they blindfolded him, and smote his face. And they asked him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that struck thee?

⁶⁵ And blaspheming, many other things they said against him.

²⁵ And Simon Peter was standing, and warming himself. They said therefore to him: Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said: I am not.

²⁶ One of the servants of the high priest (a kinsman to him whose ear Peter cut off) saith to him: Did I not see thee in the garden with him?

²⁷ Again therefore Peter denied; and immediately the cock crew.

15 And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

27 And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

² And they brought him bound, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

⁶⁶ And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the people, and the chief priests and scribes, came together; and they brought him into their council, saying: If thou be the Christ, tell us.

⁶⁷ And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me.

⁶⁸ And if I shall also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

⁶⁹ But hereafter the Son of man shall be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ Then said they all: Art thou then the Son of God? Who said: You say that I am.

⁷¹ And they said: What need we any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.

³ Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients,

⁴ Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it.

⁵ And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter.

⁶ But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.

⁷ And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers.

⁸ For this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day.