Matthew 26:47–67

^47aAnd while he yet spake, lo, ^bJudas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and ^cstaves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸Now he that betrayed him ^dgave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. ⁴⁹And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, ^emaster; and ^fkissed him. ⁵⁰And Jesus said unto him, ^gFriend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. ⁵¹And behold, ^hone of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew ⁱhis sword, and stroke ^ja servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear. ⁵²Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for ^kall they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. ⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me ^lmore than twelve ^mlegions of angels? ⁵⁴But how then shall ⁿthe scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? ⁵⁵In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a ^othief with swords and ^cstaves for to take me? I ^psat daily with you ^qteaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. ⁵⁶But all this was done, that the ⁿscriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then ^rall the disciples ^rrforsook him, and fled.

^57sAnd they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to ^tCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s ^tpalace, and went in, and sat with the ^uservants, to see the end. ⁵⁹Now the chief priests, and elders, and all ^xthe council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; ⁶⁰but found none: yea, though many ^yfalse witnesses came, yet ^zfound they none. At the last came ^atwo false witnesses, ⁶¹and said, This fellow said, ^bI am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it ^cin three days. ⁶²And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? ⁶³But ^dJesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, ^eI adjure thee by ^fthe living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, ^gthe Son of God. ⁶⁴Jesus saith unto him, ^hThou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, ⁱHereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting ^kon the right hand of ^kkpower, and coming in the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵Then the high priest ^lrent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶What think ye? They answered and said, He is ^mguilty ⁿof death. ⁶⁷Then did they ^ospit in his face, and ^pbuffeted him; and ^qothers ^rsmote him with the palms of their hands,