⁵⁵The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrinⁿ were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. ⁵⁶Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.

⁵⁷Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: ⁵⁸“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another,^o not made with hands.’ ” ⁵⁹Yet even then their testimony did not agree.

⁶⁰Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” ⁶¹But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.^p

Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”^q

⁶²“I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”^r

⁶³The high priest tore his clothes.^s “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked. ⁶⁴“You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

They all condemned him as worthy of death.^t ⁶⁵Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.^u

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Cross references

nSee Mt 5:22
oSee Jn 2:19
p Isa 53:7; Mt 27:12, 14; Mk 15:5; Lk 23:9; Jn 19:9
q Mt 16:16; Jn 4:25, 26
rSee Rev 1:7
s Lev 10:6; 21:10; Nu 14:6; Ac 14:14
t Lev 24:16
uSee Mt 16:21