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Jesusanswered him, "I 1have spokenopenly to the world; I always2taught in synagogues and 3in the temple, whereall the Jewscometogether; and I spokenothing in secret.
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"Why do you question Me? Questionthose who have heardwhat I spoke to them; they knowwhat I said."
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When He had saidthis, one of the 4officersstandingnearby5struck*Jesus, saying, "Is that the way You answer the highpriest?"
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6Jesusanswered him, "If I have spokenwrongly, testify of the wrong; but ifrightly, why do you strike Me?"
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7SoAnnassent Him bound to 8Caiaphas the highpriest.
Peter's Denial of Jesus
259Now10SimonPeter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "11You are not also one of His disciples, are you?" He denied it, and said, "I am not."
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One of the slaves of the highpriest, being a relative of the one 12whoseearPetercutoff, said, "Did I not see you in 13the garden with Him?"
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Peterthendenied it again, and immediately14a roostercrowed.
Jesus before Pilate
2815Then they ledJesus from 16Caiaphas into 17the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into 18the Praetoriumso that 19they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
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20ThereforePilatewent out to them and said, "Whataccusation do you bring against thisMan?"
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They answered and said to him, "IfthisMan were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you."