251Now2SimonPeter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "3You 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 4whoseearPetercutoff, said, "Did I not see you in 5the garden with Him?"
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Peterthendenied it again, and immediately6a roostercrowed.
Jesus before Pilate
287Then they ledJesus from 8Caiaphas into 9the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into 10the Praetoriumso that 11they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
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12ThereforePilatewent 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."
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SoPilatesaid to them, "Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law." The Jewssaid to him, "We are not permitted to putanyone to death,"
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to fulfill13the word of Jesuswhich He spoke, signifying by whatkind of death He was about to die.
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ThereforePilate14enteredagain into the Praetorium, and summonedJesus and said to Him, "15Are You the King of the Jews?"
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Jesusanswered, "Are you sayingthis on your owninitiative, or did otherstell you about Me?"
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Pilateanswered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chiefpriestsdelivered You to me; what have You done?"