Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin
57 And having taken Jesus, they led him away to Caiaphas, the chief priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance, even to the court of the chief priest, and going in sat with the officers to see the end.
59 And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim sought false testimony against Jesus to kill him, 60 and did not find it, though many false witnesses came forward. But afterwards, two coming forward 61 said, This man said, I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days.
62 And the chief priest rising up said to him, Do you answer nothing? What do these testify against you? 63 But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering, said to him, I adjure you, by the living God, to tell me if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus said to him, As you say; but I tell you that hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
65 Then the chief priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think? And they answered and said, He is worthy of death. 67 Then they spit in his face, and struck him with their fists, and some struck him with the palms of their hands, 68 saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, who is it that struck you?
53 AND they led away Jesus to the chief priest; and all the chief priests, and elders, and scribes came together to him. 54 And Peter followed him at a distance, till he came into the court of the chief priest; and he sat with the officers and warmed himself before the light.
55 And the chief priests and all the Sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to kill him, and did not find it. 56 For many testified falsely against him, but their testimony did not agree; 57 and some arose and testified falsely against him, saying, 58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days will build another made without hands. 59 And neither in this did their testimony agree.
60 And the chief priest standing up in the midst asked Jesus, saying, Do you not answer any thing to what these testify against you? 61 And he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the chief priest asked him, and said to him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am; and you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
63 And the high priest rent his clothes, and said, What further need have we of witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy; what do you think? And they all condemned him to be deserving of death. 65 And some spit on him; and they blindfolded him, and beat him with the fist, and said to him, Prophesy. And the officers beat him with open hands.
54 And apprehending him, they led him away, and conducted him to the house of the chief priest; and Peter followed at a distance. 55 And they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and sat down, Peter sat in the midst of them. 56 And a certain female servant seeing him sitting by the light, and looking steadily at him, said, This man also was with him.
57 But he denied him, saying, I do not know him, woman.
58 And after a little, another seeing him, said, You also are one of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.
59 And about an hour intervening, another strongly affirmed, saying, Certainly, this man was also with him; for he is also a Galilean.
60 But Peter said, Man, I know not what you say. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, a cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter was reminded of the Lord's word, that he said to him, Before a cock crows to-day you shall deny me thrice; 62 and going out, Peter wept bitterly.
63 And the men having him in custody mocked him, beating him; 64 and blindfolding him they asked him, saying, Prophecy who it is that struck you? 65 And they reviled him with many other words.
66 And when it was day, the eldership of the people, and the chief priests, and scribes were assembled, and they brought him into their sanhedrim, saying, 67 If you are the Christ, tell us? And he said to them, If I tell you you will not believe; 68 and if I ask you will not answer. 69 But from this time the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.
70 And they all said, Are you the Son of God then? And he said to them, I am as you say.
71 And they said, What further need have we of testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his mouth.