Jesus before the Priests

^12 (A)So ^(B)the Roman ^[a]cohort, the ^[b]commander, and the ^(C)officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³ and brought Him to ^(D)Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of ^(E)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴ Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that ^(F)it was in their best interest for one man to die in behalf of the people.

^15 (G)Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into ^(H)the courtyard of the high priest, ^16 (I)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. ^17 (J)Then the slave woman who was the doorkeeper *said to Peter, “^(K)You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸ Now the slaves and the ^(L)officers were standing there, having made ^(M)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(N)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

^19 (O)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, “I ^(P)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(Q)taught in ^[c]synagogues and ^(R)in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret. ²¹ Why are you asking Me? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them. Look: these people know what I said.” ²² But when He said this, one of the ^(S)officers, who was standing nearby, ^(T)struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ^23 (U)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ^24 (V)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(W)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

^25 (X)Now ^(Y)Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(Z)You are not one of His disciples as well, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶ One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one ^(AA)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(AB)the garden with Him?” ²⁷ Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(AC)a rooster crowed.

Jesus before Pilate

^28 (AD)Then they *brought Jesus from ^(AE)Caiaphas into ^(AF)the ^[d]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter ^(AG)the ^[e]Praetorium, so that ^(AH)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ^29 (AI)Therefore Pilate came out to them and *said, “What accusation are you bringing against this Man?” ³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not ^[f]a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.” ³¹ So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “We are not ^[g]permitted to put anyone to death.” ³² This happened so that ^(AJ)the word of Jesus which He said, indicating what kind of death He was going to die, would be fulfilled.

³³ Therefore Pilate ^(AK)entered the Praetorium again, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(AL)You are the King of the Jews?” ³⁴ Jesus answered, “Are you saying this ^[h]on your own, or did others tell you about Me?” ³⁵ Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me; what have You done?” ³⁶ Jesus answered, “^(AM)My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ^[i]of this realm.” ³⁷ Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^(AN)You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: ^(AO)to testify to the truth. ^(AP)Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” ³⁸ Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

And after saying this, he ^(AQ)came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “^(AR)I find no grounds at all for charges in ^[j]His case. ^39 (AS)However, you have a custom that I release one prisoner ^[k]for you at the Passover; therefore do you wish that I release ^[l]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ So they shouted again, saying, “^(AT)Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a rebel.

Jesus before Caiaphas

^57 (A)Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to ^(B)Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸ But ^(C)Peter was following Him at a distance, as far as the ^(D)courtyard of the high priest, and he came inside and sat down with the ^[a](E)officers to see the outcome.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the entire ^[b](F)Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death. ⁶⁰ They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on ^(G)two came forward, ⁶¹ and said, “This man stated, ‘^(H)I am able to destroy the ^[c]temple of God and to rebuild it ^[d]in three days.’” ⁶² The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You offer no answer for what these men are testifying against You?” ⁶³ But ^(I)Jesus kept silent. ^(J)And the high priest said to Him, “I ^(K)place You under oath by ^(L)the living God, to tell us whether You are the ^[e]Christ, ^(M)the Son of God.” ⁶⁴ Jesus *said to him, “^(N)You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see ^(O)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and ^(P)coming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶⁵ Then the high priest ^(Q)tore his ^[f]robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? See, you have now heard the blasphemy; ⁶⁶ what do you think?” They answered, “^(R)He deserves death!”

^67 (S)Then they ^(T)spit in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others ^[g]slapped Him, ⁶⁸ and said, “^(U)Prophesy to us, You ^[h]Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

Peter’s Denials

^69 (V)Now Peter was sitting outside in the ^(W)courtyard, and a slave woman came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.” ⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.” ⁷¹ When he had gone out to the gateway, another slave woman saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁷² And again he denied it, with an oath: “I do not know the man.” ⁷³ A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “You really are one of them as well, ^(X)since even the way you talk ^[i]gives you away.” ⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the statement that Jesus had ^[j]made: “^(Y)Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.