New Testament in a Year

⁵¹ And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his ^(A)sword and struck the servant^[a] of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For ^(B)all who take the sword will perish by the sword. ^53 (C)Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me ^(D)more than twelve ^(E)legions of angels? ^54 (F)But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” ⁵⁵ At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day ^(G)I sat in the temple ^(H)teaching, and you did not seize me. ⁵⁶ But ^(I)all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” ^(J)Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

^57 (K)Then ^(L)those who had seized Jesus led him to ^(M)Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. ⁵⁸ And ^(N)Peter was following him at a distance, as far as ^(O)the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with ^(P)the guards to see the end. ⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the whole council^{[b] (Q)}were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, ⁶⁰ but they found none, ^(R)though many false witnesses came forward. At last ^(S)two came forward ⁶¹ and said, “This man said, ^(T)‘I am able to ^(U)destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” ⁶² And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{[c] 63 (V)}But Jesus remained silent. ^(W)And the high priest said to him, ^(X)“I adjure you by ^(Y)the living God, ^(Z)tell us if you are ^(AA)the Christ, ^(AB)the Son of God.” ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, ^(AC)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ^(AD)you will see the Son of Man ^(AE)seated at the right hand of Power and ^(AF)coming on the clouds of heaven.” ⁶⁵ Then the high priest ^(AG)tore his robes and said, ^(AH)“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What is your judgment?” They answered, ^(AI)“He deserves death.” ⁶⁷ Then ^(AJ)they spit in his face ^(AK)and ^(AL)struck him. And some slapped him, ⁶⁸ saying, “Prophesy to us, you ^(AM)Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

Peter Denies Jesus

^69 (AN)Now Peter was sitting outside ^(AO)in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” ⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” ⁷¹ And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^(AP)of Nazareth.” ⁷² And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” ⁷³ After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^(AQ)your accent betrays you.” ⁷⁴ Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^(AR)“Before the rooster crows, you will ^(AS)deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.