In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

according to the custom of the priest's office his lot was to burn incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord,

in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

And he charged him to tell no man: but go thy way, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

When Jesus saw them, he said: "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And, as they were on their way, they were made clean.

On one of the days while he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the gospel, there came up the priest and the Scribes with the elders.

After this the Teachers of the Law and the Chief Priest were eager to lay hands on Jesus then and there, but they were afraid of the people; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed this parable.

The Chief Priest and the Teachers of the Law were looking for an opportunity of destroying Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.

And they seized him, and led him away , and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off.

And when they [i.e., the priest's servants] had built a fire in the middle of the courtyard, they sat down together [i.e., to warm themselves. See Mark 14:67], with Peter [sitting] among the group.

And Pilate said to the chief priest and the crowd, "I find no harm in this man."

But the high priest and scribes stood by, accusing Him vehemently.

"and how our high priest and ruler delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him.