Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ And they that had apprehended Jesus, led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸ But Peter followed him afar off to the high priest's palace, and going in, sat with the officers, to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, ⁶⁰ to put him to death, But found none; yea, tho' many false witnesses came, yet found they none. ⁶¹ At last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

⁶² And the high priest rising up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee? ⁶³ But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, to tell us, if thou art the Christ, the Son of God?

⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said. Moreover I say to you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right-hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? Behold now ye have heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What think ye? They answering said, He is guilty of death. ⁶⁷ Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others smote him, ⁶⁸ Saying, Prophesy to us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee?

⁵³ And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders and scribes. ⁵⁴ And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest, and sat with the officers, and warmed himself.

⁵⁵ Then the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death, and found none. ⁵⁶ For many bore false witness against him; but their evidences were not sufficient. ⁵⁷ And there arose certain, and bore false witness against him, ⁵⁸ saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. ⁵⁹ And neither so was their evidence sufficient. Then the high priest standing up in the midst,

⁶⁰ asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? ⁶¹ What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

⁶² And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man, sitting on the right-hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³ Then the high priest rent his clothes and saith, What farther need have we of witnesses? ⁶⁴ Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to deserve death. ⁶⁵ And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy, And the officers smote him with the palms of their hands.

⁵⁴ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him to the high-priest's house. ⁵⁵ And Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ But a certain maid seeing him as he sat by the light, and looking earnestly upon him, said, This man also was with him.

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

⁵⁸ And after a while another saw him and said, Thou art also of them.

⁵⁹ And Peter said, Man, I am not. And about one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him, for he is a Galilean.

⁶⁰ And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou meanest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. ⁶¹ And the Lord turning looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, ⁶² how he had said to him, Before cock-crowing, thou wilt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

⁶³ And the men that held Jesus mocked and smote him. And having blindfolded him, ⁶⁴ they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? ⁶⁵ And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

⁶⁶ And when it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, ⁶⁷ and led him into their council, Saying, Art thou the Christ? Tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not believe. ⁶⁸ And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. ⁶⁹ Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right-hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God?

⁷¹ He said, Ye say it: I am. And they said, What farther need have we of witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.