A Voice in the Wilderness

Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

Jesus and the Religious Leaders

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.

Rejected by the Authorities

Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?”

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.

And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him.

But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

Before the High Priest

Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.

And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year.

Peter Denies Jesus

And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in.

Jesus Questioned by the High Priest

The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.

And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?”

Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”

Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”

Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”