Luke 22:47-71

New King James Version

Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane^(A)

⁴⁷ And while He was still speaking, ^(B)behold, a multitude; and he who was called ^(C)Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a ^(D)kiss?”

⁴⁹ When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And ^(E)one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

^52 (F)Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a ^(G)robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When I was with you daily in the ^(H)temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your ^(I)hour, and the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly^(J)

^54 (K)Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. ^(L)But Peter followed at a distance. ^55 (M)Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶ And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

⁵⁷ But he denied ^[a]Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

^58 (N)And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

^59 (O)Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a ^(P)Galilean.”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, ^[b]the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then ^(Q)Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, ^(R)“Before the rooster ^[c]crows, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶² So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten^(S)

^63 (T)Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and ^(U)beat Him. ^64 [d]And having blindfolded Him, they ^(V)struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?” ⁶⁵ And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin^(W)

^66 (X)As soon as it was day, ^(Y)the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, ^67 (Z)“If You are the Christ, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will ^(AA)by no means believe. ⁶⁸ And if I ^[e]also ask you, you will by no means answer ^[f]Me or let Me go. ^69 (AB)Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”

⁷⁰ Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?”

So He said to them, ^(AC)“You rightly say that I am.”

^71 (AD)And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”