Matthew 26:55–59

55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,E to capture me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me.l 56 But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophetsm would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciplesn deserted him and ran away.

JESUS FACES THE SANHEDRIN

57 Thoseo who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphasp the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened. 58 Peter was following him at a distance right to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and was sitting with the servants to see the outcome.q

59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death,r