Jesus Before the Council

⁵³vAnd wthey led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ⁵⁴wAnd xPeter had followed him at a distance, yright into zthe courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with athe guards and bwarming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council6 were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ⁵⁶cFor many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ddid not agree. ⁵⁷And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ⁵⁸e“We heard him say, f‘I will destroy this temple gthat is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, hnot made with hands.’” ⁵⁹Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”7 ⁶¹But ihe remained silent and made no answer. jAgain the high priest asked him, “Are you kthe Christ, the Son of lthe Blessed?” ⁶²And Jesus said, “I am, and myou will see the Son of Man nseated at the right hand of Power, and mcoming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³And the high priest otore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴You have heard phis blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they qall condemned him as rdeserving death. ⁶⁵sAnd some began tto spit on him and uto cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him vwith blows.

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