Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ And they took Jesus and led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸ And Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest's place: and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.

⁵⁹ The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death, ⁶⁰ but found none: insomuch that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, ⁶¹ and said, "This fellow said, I can destroy the temple of God, and build the it again in three days."

⁶² And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?" ⁶³ But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God."

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, "Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky."

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes saying, "He hath blasphemed: what need we of any more witnesses? Behold, now have ye heard his blasphemy: ⁶⁶ What think ye?" They answered and said, "He is worthy to die." ⁶⁷ Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face, ⁶⁸ saying, "Tell us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee?"

⁵³ And they led Jesus away to the highest priest of all, and to him came all the high priests and the elders, and the scribes. ⁵⁴ And Peter followed him a great way off, even into the palace of the high priest, and he was there and sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

⁵⁵ And the high priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death; And they found none. ⁵⁶ Yet many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. ⁵⁷ And there arose certain and brought false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸ "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another, made without hands.'" ⁵⁹ But their witness agreed not together.

⁶⁰ And the highest priest stood up amongst them all, and asked Jesus saying, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?" ⁶¹ And he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the highest priest asked him, and said unto him, "Art thou the Christ, the son of the blessed?"

⁶² And Jesus said, "I am. And ye shall see the son of man sit on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of heaven."

⁶³ Then the highest priest rent his clothes and said, "What need we any further of witness? ⁶⁴ Ye have heard the blasphemy, what think ye?" And they all gave sentence that he was worthy of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with their fists, and to say unto him, "Aread unto us." And the servants buffeted him on the face.

⁵⁴ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him to the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. ⁵⁵ When they had kindled a fire in the midst of the palace, and were set down together, Peter also sat down among them. ⁵⁶ And one of the wenches, as he sat, beheld him by the fire and set good eyesight on him, and said, "This same was also with him."

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

⁵⁸ And after a little while, another saw him and said, "Thou art also of them." And Peter said, "Man I am not."

⁵⁹ And about the space of a hour after, another affirmed, saying, "Verily even this fellow was with him, for he is of Galilee."

⁶⁰ And Peter said, "Man, I know not what thou sayest." And immediately while he yet spake, the cock crew. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned back and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the words of the Lord, how he said unto him, "Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice." ⁶² And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

⁶³ And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him, ⁶⁴ and blindfolded him, and smote his face. And asked him, saying, "Aread who it is that smote thee?" ⁶⁵ And many other things despitefully said they against him.

⁶⁶ And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the high priests and scribes, came together, and led him into their council saying, ⁶⁷ "Art thou very Christ? Tell us." And he said unto them, "If I shall tell you, ye will not believe. ⁶⁸ And if also I ask you, ye will not answer me, or let me go. ⁶⁹ Hereafter shall the son of man sit on the righthand of the power of God."

⁷⁰ Then said they all, "Art thou then the son of God?" He said to them, "Ye say that I am."

⁷¹ Then said they, "What need we any further witness? We ourselves have heard of his own mouth."