Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ The men who had seized Jesus took him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose house the scribes and elders had gathered. ⁵⁸ And Peter followed him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest's house, and he went inside and sat down among the attendants to see how it came out.

⁵⁹ Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. ⁶⁰ And they could not, although many false witnesses presented themselves. But finally two came forward ⁶¹ and said, "This man said, 'I can tear down the sanctuary of God, and build it up in three days.' "

⁶² And the high priest got up and said to him, "Have you no answer to make? What about their evidence against you?" ⁶³ But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you, on your oath, by the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God."

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, "It is true. But I tell you you will soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming upon the clouds of the sky!"

⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his clothing and said, "He has uttered blasphemy! What do we want of witnesses now? Here you have heard his blasphemy! ⁶⁶ What is your decision?" They answered, "He deserves death." ⁶⁷ Then they spat in his face and struck him, and others slapped him, ⁶⁸ saying, "Show us you are a prophet, you Christ! Who was it that struck you?"

⁵³ They took Jesus away to the high priest, and all the high priests, elders, and scribes came together. ⁵⁴ And Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest and sat down with the attendants and warmed himself at the fire.

⁵⁵ The high priests and the whole council tried to get evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they could find none, ⁵⁶ for while many gave false testimony against him their evidence did not agree. ⁵⁷ Some got up and gave false testimony against him to this effect: ⁵⁸ "We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' " ⁵⁹ And even then their evidence did not agree.

⁶⁰ Then the high priest got up and came forward into the center and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about their evidence against you?" ⁶¹ But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?"

⁶² But Jesus said, "I am! and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

⁶³ Then the high priest tore his clothing, and said, "What do we want of witnesses now? ⁶⁴ Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving to be put to death. ⁶⁵ And some started to spit at him and to blindfold him and strike him, and say to him, "Now show that you are a prophet!" And the attendants slapped him as they took charge of him.

⁵⁴ Then they arrested him and led him away and took him to the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance. ⁵⁵ And they kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat about it, and Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ A maid saw him sitting by the fire and looked at him and said, "This man was with him too."

⁵⁷ But he denied it, and said, "I do not know him."

⁵⁸ Shortly after, a man saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "I am not!"

⁵⁹ About an hour later, another man insisted, "This man was certainly with him too, for he is a Galilean!"

⁶⁰ But Peter said, "I do not know what you mean." And immediately, just as he spoke, a cock crowed. ⁶¹ And the Master turned and looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the words the Master had said to him??"Before the cock crows today, you will disown me three times." ⁶² And he went outside and wept bitterly.

⁶³ The men who had Jesus in custody flogged him and made sport of him, ⁶⁴ and they blindfolded him, and asked him, "Show that you are a prophet! Who was it that struck you?" ⁶⁵ And they said many other abusive things to him.

⁶⁶ As soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the high priests and scribes assembled, and brought him before their council, and said to him, ⁶⁷ "If you are the Christ, tell us so." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you a question, you will not answer me. ⁶⁹ But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"

⁷⁰ And they all said, "Are you the Son of God then?" And he said to them, "I am, as you say!"

⁷¹ Then they said, "What do we want of testimony now? We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"