Luke 22:47–71

⁴⁷And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸and Jesus said to him, ‘Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?’ ⁴⁹And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, ‘Sir, shall we smite with a sword?’ ⁵⁰And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear, ⁵¹and Jesus answering said, ‘Suffer ye thus far,’ and having touched his ear, he healed him. ⁵²And Jesus said to those having come upon him—chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders—‘As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks? ⁵³while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.’

⁵⁴And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off, ⁵⁵and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them, ⁵⁶and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, ‘And this one was with him!’ ⁵⁷and he disowned him, saying, ‘Woman, I have not known him.’ ⁵⁸And after a little, another having seen him, said, ‘And thou art of them!’ and Peter said, ‘Man, I am not.’ ⁵⁹And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, ‘Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;’ ⁶⁰and Peter said, ‘Man, I have not known what thou sayest;’ and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew. ⁶¹And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him—‘Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;’ ⁶²and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.

⁶³And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating him; ⁶⁴and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, ‘Prophesy who he is who smote thee?’ ⁶⁵and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him. ⁶⁶And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim, ⁶⁷saying, ‘If thou be the Christ, tell us.’ And he said to them, ‘If I may tell you, ye will not believe; ⁶⁸and if I also question you, ye will not answer me or send me away; ⁶⁹henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.’ ⁷⁰And they all said, ‘Thou, then, art the Son of God?’ and he said unto them, ‘Ye say it, because I am;’ ⁷¹and they said, ‘What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.’

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