And He began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered up to the high priests, and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him up to the gentiles;

And the high priests and scribes heard it, and were seeking how they might destroy Him; for they were fearing Him, for all the multitude was astonished at His teaching.

And they come again into Jerusalem. And, as He was walking about in the temple, the high priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him;

Now after two days was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the high priests and the scribes were seeking how, taking Him by guile, they might kill Him;

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the high priests, that he might deliver Him up to them.

And straightway, while He yet spake, comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the scribes and the elders.

And one of those standing by, having drawn his sword, smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and there come together with him all the high priests and the elders and the scribes.

And Peter followed Him afar off, even within into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the attendants, and he was warming himself at the light of the fire.

And the high priests and all the Sanhedrin were seeking for testimony against Jesus, in order to put Him to death; and they were not finding it.

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, "Dost Thou answer nothing? What do these testify against Thee?"

But He was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, and says to Him, "Art Thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

And the high priest, rending his clothes, says, "What further need have we of witnesses?

And, as Peter was beneath in the court, there comes one of the maids of the high priest;

And straightway in the morning the high priests with the elders, and the scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, having held a consultation, binding Jesus, carried Him away, and delivered Him up to Pilate.

And the high priests accused Him of many things.

(For he was coming to understand that because of envy the high priests had delivered Him up).

But the high priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release to them Barabbas.

In like manner the high priests, mocking Him among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save!