26 En daut pasead aus Jesus met aul dise Raed to Enj wea, saed hee to siene Jinja:

"Jie weete daut daut Pasafast omm twee Doag kjemt, en dee Menschesaen woat aufjeleewat woare, en see am woare kjrietsje."

Donn fesaumelde dee Huagapriesta en dee Elteste fonne Mensche sikj enn daem Huagapriesta Kaifas sien Hoff,

en unjahilde sikj woo see Jesus met Lest kunne faust naeme en am doot moake;

oba see saede: "Nich opp daut Fast, dautet nich meteemol en Opprua manke Mensche jeft."

Aus Jesus enn Betanean enn Siemoon, daen Utsautsje, sien Hus wea,

kjeem ne Fru no am met en Aulabaustaglaus seeha deara Saulw, en goot daut opp sien Kopp aus hee doa biem Desch saut.

Aus dee Jinja daut sage, weare see bossijch, en saede: "To waut es dit onneedjet fekwose?

dan dit haud kunnt fekofft woare fa fael Jelt, en dee Oame jejaeft."

10 Aus Jesus daut wist, saed hee to an: "Wuaromm moak jie daut Schwoa fa dee Fru? see haft ne goode Oabeit aun mie jedone.

11 Dan dee Oame ha jie emma bie junt, oba mie ha jie nich emma.

12 Enn daem daut see dise Saulw opp mie jegote haft, haft see mie reed jemoakt tom begrowe.

13 Enn Woarheit saj ekj junt, wuaemma dit Evanjeelium woat jepraedicht woare enne Welt, woat hiafonn jeraet woare to aea Jedajchtnes."

14 Donn jinkj eena fonn dee Twalw, dee Judas Iescharijot heet, no dee Huagapriesta,

15 en saed: "Waut se jie welich mie to jaewe, wan ekj am junt aewajaew?" En see jeewe am dartich Selwastekje.

16 Fonn donn aun socht hee Jelaeajenheit am to ferode.

17 Nu aum easchte Dach fonn daut Seetbroot Fast, kjeeme dee Jinja no Jesus, en saede: "Wua west du ha daut wie fa die reed moake sele fa daut Pasafast?"

18 He saed: "Got enne Staut no en jewessa Maun en sajcht to am: 'Dee Leara sajcht: Dee Tiet es dicht bie. Ekj woa daut Pasafast bie die hoole met miene Jinja'."

19 En dee Jinja deede soo aus Jesus an befoole haud, en muake daut Pasafast reed.

20 Auset nu Owent wea, sad Jesus sikj dol met dee Twalf Jinja.

21 Aus see aute, saed hee: "Enn Woarheit saj ekj junt, daut eena fonn junt woat mie ferode."

22 En see worde seeha truarich, en saede eena nom aundra to am: "Ekj sie daut doch nich, Herr?"

23 En hee auntwuad en saed: "Dee, dee met mie enn daut Schatel enenn dukt, woat mie ferode.

24 Dee Menschesaen jeit werklich doahan soo auset fonn am jeschraewe steit; oba wee daem derch waem de Menschesaen ferode woat; daut wea baeta fa daem wan hee nie wea jebuare worde."

25 Donn auntwuad Judas, dee am ferode wudd, en saed: "Ekj sie daut doch secha nich, Leara?" Hee saed to am: "Du hastet jesajcht!"

26 Aus see nu aute, neem Jesus Broot en saeajend daut, en bruak daut twei, en jeef siene Jinja daut, en saed: "Naemt, en aet; dit es mien Lief."

27 En hee neem daut Kuffel, en dankt doafaea, en jeef an daut, en saed: "Drinkjt aula fonn dit;

28 dan dit es mien Bundesbloot, daut fa faele fegote woat fa Sinde fejaewunk.

29 En ekj saj junt, Ekj woa fonn nu aun nich meeha daut Frucht fom Wienstok drinkje bott daen Dach wan ekj daut met junt fom niehe drinkje woa enn mien Foda sien Rikj."

30 Aus see en Dankleet jesunge haude, jinje see no daem Eeljboajch.

31 Donn saed Jesus to an: "Jie woare dise Nacht aula beleidicht senne enn mie; dan daut steit jeschraewe: 'Ekj woa daen Schophoad schlone, en dee Schop enne Haead woare festreihe';

32 oba no daem daut ekj fom Doot sie oppjestone, woa ekj fer junt no Galilaea gone."

33 Peeta auntwuad am en saed: "En wan see aula woare beleidicht senne enn die, ekj woa niemols beleidicht senne."

34 Jesus saed to am: "Enn Woarheit saj ekj die daut dise Nacht, eeha dee Hon kjreihe woat, woascht du mie dree mol feleaje."

35 Peeta saed to am: "En wan ekj met die stowae mott, niemols woa ekj die feleaje!" Dee aundre Jinje saede jrod soo.

36 Donn kjeem Jesus met an no en Plauts dee Jetseemane heet, en saed to dee Jinja: "Blieft hia sete wiel ekj wieda go, daut ekj doa baede kaun."

37 He neem Peeta en Tsebedaeaus siene twee Saens, en funk aun seeha to truare en betriebt to senne.

38 Hee saed to an: "Miene Seel es seeha betriebt bott aum Doot, blieft hia en woakt met mie!"

39 En hee jinkj en enjstje wieda, foll opp sien Jesecht, en baed: "Mien Foda, wanet maeajlich es, dan lot dit Kuffel mie febie gone; doch nich waut ekj wel, oba soo aus du west."

40 En hee kjeem no dee Jinja en funk an deep em Schlop, en saed to Peeta: "Soo! kunn jie nich eene Stunnd met mie woake?

41 Woakt, en baet, daut jie nich enn Feseakjunk faule. De Jeist es werklich iewrijch, oba daut Fleesch es schwak.

42 Hee jinkj tom tweede mol, en baed: "Mien Foda, wan dit Kuffel mie nich kaun febie gone, buta ekj drinkj daut, dan lot dien Wele jedone woare."

43 He kjeem wada no siene Jinja en funk an deep em Schlop, dan aeare Uage weare seeha schwoa.

44 En hee feleet an en jinkj wada en baed tom drede mol, en baed dee selwje Wead.

45 Donn kjeem hee no dee Jinja en saed to an: "Soo! schlopt nu wieda, en naemt june Rue; Kjikjt! de Tiet es jekome daut de Menschesaen enne Sinda aeare Henj ferode woat.

46 Stot opp! nu wel wie gone; kjikjt! dee mie ferode woat es aul dicht bie!

47 Wiel hee noch raed, kjeem Judas, eena fonn dee Twlaw, en met am ne groote Schoa met Schweate en Kjnepels, fonn dee Huagapriesta en Eltesta fonne Mensche.

48 Nu dee am ferode deed, jeef an en Teakjen, en saed: "Waem ekj kusse woa, daut es hee. Naemt am faust."

49 En fuats kjeem hee no Jesus en saed: "Ekj jrees die, Leara!" en kusst am.

50 Oba Jesus saed to am: "Wuaromm best du jekome?" Donn kjeeme see en laede aeare Henj aun am en neeme am faust.

51 En kjikj! eena fonn dee, dee bie Jesus weare, strakjt siene Haunt ut en neem sien Schweat, en schluach daem Huagapriesta sien Sklow en schneet sien Ua auf.

52 Donn saed Jesus to am: "Staeakj dien Schweat trig wua daut hanjeheat, dan waeaemma en Schweat nemt, woat ommkome derch en Schweat.

53 Oda denkjst du daut ekj nu nich kunn mien Foda froage, en hee mie meeha aus twlaf Lejoon Enjel schekje wudd?

54 Oba woo sull dan dee Schreft erfelt woare, dautet soo mott sene?"

55 Donn saed Jesus to dee Schoa: "Sent jie met Schweate en Kjnepels jekome soo aus jaeajen en Reiba mie faust to naeme? Ekj saut Dach fa Dach em Tempel en lead, en jie neeme mie nich faust.

56 Oba dit mott aules paseare daut dee Profeete aeare Schreft kaun erfelt woare." Donn feleete aul dee Jinje am, en rande wajch.

57 Oba dee, dee Jesus faust jenome haude, leide am wajch no Kaifas, daen Huagapriesta, wua dee Schreftjeleade en Elteste fesaumelt weare.

58 En Peeta jinkj am hinjaraun fonn wiet auf no daem Huagapriesta sien Hoff, en jinkj enenn en sad sikj dol met dee Deena, omm daut Enj to seene.

59 En dee Huagapriesta en dee gaunse huage Rot socht faulsche Zeij jaeajen Jesus, daut see am dootmoake kunne,

60 oba kunne kjeene finje, wan uk fael faulsche Zeij kjeeme. Oba lota kjeeme twee,

61 en saede: "Dis Maun saed: 'Ekj kaun Gott sien Tempel dolriete, en enn dree Doag wada oppbuhe'."

62 Dee Huagapriesta stunnt opp en saed to am: "Jefst du kjeene auntwuat to waut dise Mana jaeajen die saje?"

63 Oba Jesus bleef stel. En dee Huagapriesta saed to am: "Ekj schwea bie daem laewendja Gott, daut du onns sajchst auf du dee Christus, daen Gottes Saen best."

64 Jesus saed to am: "Du hastet jesajcht! doch saj ekj to die: fonn nu aun woa jie daen Menschesaen seene to de rajchte Haunt fonn Macht sete, en enn dee Himelswolkje wadakome."

65 Donn reet dee Huagapriesta siene Kjleeda en saed: "Hee haft jelastat! wuaromm sull wie meeha Zeij seakje? Kjikjt! jie ha sien Lastre jeheat!

66 Waut meen jie?" See auntwuade en saede: "Hee es daen Doot schuldich"

67 Donn speaje see am em Jesecht, en schluage am met Fuste, en aundre plinste am,

68 en saede: "Profitsei to onns, du Christus, waea esset dee die schluach?"

69 En Peeta saut bute oppem Hoff; en eent fonn dee Deenstmaeakjes kjeem no am en saed: "Disa wea uk met daem Jesus fonn Galilaea."

70 Oba hee feluach daut fer aulem, en saed: "Ekj weet nich fonn waut du raetst."

71 En aus hee enne Faealeew ennen jinkj, sach en aundre am, en saed to dee aundre dee doa weare: "Dis Maun wea uk met Jesus, daen Natsareena."

72 Hee feluach daut wada met en Schwua: "Ekj kjan daen Maun nich!"

73 Omm en kjleen Stoot kjeem eena fonn daen doa romm stunnde, en saed to Peeta: "Du best enn Woarheit uk eena fonn daen, dan diene Raed deit die ferode!"

74 Donn funk hee aun to fleakje en to lastre: "Ekj kjan daem Maun nich!" En platslich kjreid dee Hon.

75 Donn docht Peeta aun waut Jesus jesajcht haud: "Eeha dee Hon kjreihe woat, woascht du mie dreemol feleaje." En hee jinkj rut en hield bettalich.

The Plot Against Jesus(A)

26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things,(B) he said to his disciples, “As you know, the Passover(C) is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled(D) in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,(E) and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(F) “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot(G) among the people.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany(H)(I)

While Jesus was in Bethany(J) in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”

10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a](K) but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.(L) 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus(M)

14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot(N)—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.(O) 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

The Last Supper(P)(Q)(R)

17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(S) the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”(T)

18 He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time(U) is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’” 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21 And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”(V)

22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”

23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.(W) 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him.(X) But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

25 Then Judas, the one who would betray him,(Y) said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”(Z)

Jesus answered, “You have said so.”

26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it(AA) and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

27 Then he took a cup,(AB) and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant,(AC) which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.(AD) 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you(AE) in my Father’s kingdom.”

30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.(AF)

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(AG)

31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me,(AH) for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[c](AI)

32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”(AJ)

33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”

34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(AK)

35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you,(AL) I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.

Gethsemane(AM)

36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee(AN) along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow(AO) to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”(AP)

39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup(AQ) be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”(AR)

40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me(AS) for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.(AT) The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”(AU)

43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour(AV) has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Jesus Arrested(AW)

47 While he was still speaking, Judas,(AX) one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.” 49 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!”(AY) and kissed him.

50 Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”[d](AZ)

Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword,(BA) drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.(BB)

52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(BC) 53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?(BD) 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled(BE) that say it must happen in this way?”

55 In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching,(BF) and you did not arrest me. 56 But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”(BG) Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin(BH)

57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas(BI) the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest.(BJ) He entered and sat down with the guards(BK) to see the outcome.

59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin(BL) were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses(BM) came forward.

Finally two(BN) came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”(BO)

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.(BP)

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(BQ) by the living God:(BR) Tell us if you are the Messiah,(BS) the Son of God.”(BT)

64 “You have said so,”(BU) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One(BV) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[e](BW)

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(BX) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,”(BY) they answered.

67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.(BZ) Others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”(CA)

Peter Disowns Jesus(CB)

69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.

70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.

71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”

73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(CC) And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
  2. Matthew 26:28 Some manuscripts the new
  3. Matthew 26:31 Zech. 13:7
  4. Matthew 26:50 Or “Why have you come, friend?”
  5. Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

26 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.

52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

61 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 arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in 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 answered and said, He is guilty of death.

67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.