Matthew 26:57–68

^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, ⁶⁸saying, ^sProphesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?