Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ And those who took Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and elders had come together. ⁵⁸ But Peter followed him, at a distance, to the palace of the chief priest, and went in and sat with the attendants, to see the end.

⁵⁹ And the chief priests and the elders, and the whole Sanhedrin, sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death, ⁶⁰ and found none. Though many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At last two false witnesses came, ⁶¹ and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

⁶² And the chief priest arose, and said to him: Do you make no answer? What do these testify against you? ⁶³ But Jesus remained silent. And the chief priest answered and said to him: I adjure you, by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God?

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him: You have said. Moreover, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the Almighty, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵ Then the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: He has spoken impiously; what further need have we of witnesses? See now, you have heard his impious words: ⁶⁶ What think you? They answered and said: He is a subject for death. ⁶⁷ Then did they spit in his face, and strike him with their fists; some struck him with the open hand, ⁶⁸ and said: Give a response to us, Christ: Who is he that struck you?

⁵³ And they led Jesus away to the chief priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes. ⁵⁴ And Peter followed him, at a distance, even into the palace of the chief priest, and sat with the attendants, and warmed himself at the fire.

⁵⁵ And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin sought for testimony against Jesus, in order to put him to death, and found none. ⁵⁶ For many testified falsely against him, and their testimony did not agree. ⁵⁷ And some rose up, and testified falsely against him, saying: ⁵⁸ We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. ⁵⁹ And not even in this did their testimony agree.

⁶⁰ And the chief priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying: Do you make no answer? What do these testify against you? ⁶¹ But he was silent, and made no answer. Again, the chief priest asked him, and said to him: Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

⁶² Jesus replied: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³ And the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: What further need have we of witnesses? ⁶⁴ You have heard his impious speech. What think you? They all condemned him to be a subject of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him: Give a response. And the attendants struck him with their open hands.

⁵⁴ And they took him, and led him away, and brought him into the house of the chief priest. But Peter followed at a distance. ⁵⁵ And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat down in the midst of them. ⁵⁶ And a certain maid-servant saw him sitting by the fire; and, looking intently at him, she said: This man also was with him.

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

⁵⁸ And after a little, another saw him, and said: You also are one of them. Peter replied: Man, I am not.

⁵⁹ And about one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.

⁶⁰ But Peter said: Man, I know not what you say. And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. ⁶² And Peter went out and wept bitterly.

⁶³ And the men that had Jesus in custody mocked him, and smote him. ⁶⁴ And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying: Give a response; who is it that struck you? ⁶⁵ And many other impious things they said to him.

⁶⁶ And when it was day, the elders of the people, the chief priests also and scribes, met together, and led him up to the Sanhedrin, and said: ⁶⁷ If you are the Christ, tell us. But he said to them: If I tell you, you will not believe; ⁶⁸ and if I also ask you a question, you will not answer me, nor let me go. ⁶⁹ Henceforth the Son of man shall sit on the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ And they all said: You are, then, the Son of God? He said to them: You say that I am.

⁷¹ They replied: What further need have we of testimony? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.