Luke 22:47–71

The Judas Kiss

⁴⁷While ^vHe was still speaking, suddenly a mob was there, and one of the Twelve named Judas was leading them. He came near Jesus to kiss Him, ⁴⁸but Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they asked, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” ⁵⁰Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus responded, “No more of this!” ^wAnd touching his ear, He healed him. ⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple police, and the elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal? ^x53Every day while I was with you in the ^•temple complex, ^yyou never laid a hand on Me. But this is your hour ^z—and the dominion of darkness.” ^a

Peter Denies His Lord

⁵⁴They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter ^bwas following at a distance. ⁵⁵They ^clit a fire in the middle of the courtyard ^dand sat down together, and Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶When a servant saw him sitting in the firelight, and looked closely at him, she said, “This man was with Him too.”

⁵⁷But he denied it: “Woman, I don’t know Him!”

⁵⁸After a little while, someone else saw him and said, “You’re one of them too!”

“Man, I am not!” Peter said.

⁵⁹About an hour later, another kept insisting, “This man was certainly with Him, since he’s also a Galilean.”

⁶⁰But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. ^eSo Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” ^f62And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten

⁶³The men who were holding Jesus started mocking and beating Him. ^g64After blindfolding Him, they kept ^hasking, “Prophesy! Who hit You?” ⁶⁵And they were saying many other blasphemous ⁱthings against Him.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin

⁶⁶When daylight came, ^jthe elders ^kof the people, both the chief priests and the scribes, ^lconvened and brought Him before their Sanhedrin. ^m67They said, ⁿ“If You are the Messiah, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe. ⁶⁸And if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the Power of God.” ^o

⁷⁰They all asked, “Are You, then, the Son of God?” ^p

And He said to them, “You say that I am.” ^q

⁷¹“Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from His mouth?”