Matthew 26:57-68 - Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁵⁷ And those laying hold on Jesus led him away unto Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together, ⁵⁸ and Peter was following him afar off, unto the court of the chief priest, and having gone in within, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.

⁵⁹ And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death, ⁶⁰ and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near, ⁶¹ said, 'This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'

⁶² And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, 'Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee? ⁶³ and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.'

⁶⁴ Jesus saith to him, 'Thou hast said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds, of the heaven.'

⁶⁵ Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, -- 'He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking; ⁶⁶ what think ye?' and they answering said, 'He is worthy of death.' ⁶⁷ Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap, ⁶⁸ saying, 'Declare to us, O Christ, who he is that struck thee?'

⁵³ And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes; ⁵⁴ and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire.

⁵⁵ And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony -- to put him to death, and they were not finding, ⁵⁶ for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike. ⁵⁷ And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying -- ⁵⁸ We heard him saying -- I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;' ⁵⁹ and neither so was their testimony alike.

⁶⁰ And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?' ⁶¹ and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith 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 the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.'

⁶³ And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, 'What need have we yet of witnesses? ⁶⁴ Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?' and they all condemned him to be worthy of death, ⁶⁵ and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, 'Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.

⁵⁴ And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off, ⁵⁵ and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them, ⁵⁶ and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, 'And this one was with him!'

⁵⁷ and he disowned him, saying, 'Woman, I have not known him.'

⁵⁸ And after a little, another having seen him, said, 'And thou art of them!' and Peter said, 'Man, I am not.'

⁵⁹ And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, 'Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;'

⁶⁰ and Peter said, 'Man, I have not known what thou sayest;' and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew. ⁶¹ And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him -- 'Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;' ⁶² and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.

⁶³ And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating him; ⁶⁴ and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, 'Prophesy who he is who smote thee?' ⁶⁵ and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.

⁶⁶ And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim, ⁶⁷ saying, 'If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, 'If I may tell you, ye will not believe; ⁶⁸ and if I also question you, ye will not answer me or send me away; ⁶⁹ henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.'

⁷⁰ And they all said, 'Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, 'Ye say it, because I am;'

⁷¹ and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'