Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials

22:54 Then138 they arrested139 Jesus,140 led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house.141 But Peter was following at a distance. 22:55 When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. 22:56 Then a slave girl,142 seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said, “This man was with him too!” 22:57 But Peter143 denied it: “Woman,144 I don’t know145 him!” 22:58 Then146 a little later someone else147 saw him and said, “You are one of them too.” But Peter said, “Man,148 I am not!” 22:59 And after about an hour still another insisted,149 “Certainly this man was with him, because he too is a Galilean.”150 22:60 But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment,151 while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.152 22:61 Then153 the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord,154 how he had said to him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” 22:62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.155

22:63 Now156 the men who were holding Jesus157 under guard began to mock him and beat him. 22:64 They158 blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly,159 “Prophesy! Who hit you?”160 22:65 They also said many other things against him, reviling161 him.

22:66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law.162 Then163 they led Jesus164 away to their council165 22:67 and said, “If166 you are the Christ,167 tell us.” But he said to them, “If168 I tell you, you will not169 believe, 22:68 and if170 I ask you, you will not171 answer. 22:69 But from now on172 the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand173 of the power174 of God.” 22:70 So175 they all said, “Are you the Son of God,176 then?” He answered177 them, “You say178 that I am.” 22:71 Then179 they said, “Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves180 from his own lips!”181