Mark 14:53–72

⁵³And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together.

⁵⁴And Peter followed him afar off, even into the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself.

⁵⁵And the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death: and found none.

⁵⁶For many bore false witness against him: and their evidences were not agreeing.

⁵⁷And some rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:

⁵⁸We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days I will build another not made with hands.

⁵⁹And their witness did not agree.

⁶⁰And the high priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men?

⁶¹But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God?

⁶²And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³Then the high priest rending his garments, saith: What need we any further witnesses?

⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death.

⁶⁵And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.

⁶⁶Now when Peter was in the court below, there cometh one of the maidservants of the high priest.

⁶⁷And when she had seen Peter warming himself looking on him, she saith: Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁶⁸But he denied, saying: I neither know nor understand what thou sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew.

⁶⁹And again a maidservant seeing him, began to say to the standers by: This is one of them.

⁷⁰But he denied again. And after a while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean.

⁷¹But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

⁷²And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep,