Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together. ⁵⁸ But Peter went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death; ⁶⁰ And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came. ⁶¹ But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

⁶² And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you? ⁶³ But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

⁶⁴ Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵ Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears: ⁶⁶ What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death. ⁶⁷ Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying, ⁶⁸ Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!

⁵³ And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes. ⁵⁴ And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire.

⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any. ⁵⁶ For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement. ⁵⁷ Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸ He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands. ⁵⁹ And even so their witness was not in agreement.

⁶⁰ And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you? ⁶¹ But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

⁶² And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³ And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses? ⁶⁴ His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death. ⁶⁵ And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

⁵⁴ And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance. ⁵⁵ And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them. ⁵⁶ And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.

⁵⁷ But he said, Woman, it is not true; I have no knowledge of him.

⁵⁸ And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not.

⁵⁹ And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean.

⁶⁰ And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock. ⁶¹ And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times. ⁶² And he went out, weeping bitterly.

⁶³ And the men in whose hands Jesus was, made sport of him and gave him blows. ⁶⁴ And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow? ⁶⁵ And they said a number of other evil things against him.

⁶⁶ And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying, ⁶⁷ If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief; ⁶⁸ And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer. ⁶⁹ But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

⁷¹ And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.