Matthew 26:52-62

52 Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for ¹all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

53 "Or do you think that I cannot * appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve ²legions of ³angels?

54 "How then will ⁴the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?"

55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? ⁵Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.

56 "But all this has taken place to fulfill ⁶the Scriptures of the prophets." Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

Jesus before Caiaphas

57 ⁷Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to ⁸Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

58 But ⁹Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the ¹⁰courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the ¹¹officers to see the outcome.

59 Now the chief priests and the whole ¹²Council 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 ¹³two came forward,

61 and said, "This man stated, '¹⁴I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.' "

62 The high priest stood up and said to Him, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 9:6; Revelation 13:10
• 2. Mark 5:9, 15; Luke 8:30
• 3. Matthew 4:11
• 4. Matthew 26:24
• 5. Mark 12:35; Mark 14:49; Luke 4:20; Luke 19:47; Luke 20:1; Luke 21:37; John 7:14, 28; John 8:2, 20; John 18:20
• 6. Matthew 26:24
• 7. Matthew 26:57-68: {Mark 14:53-65; John 18:12f, 19-24}
• 8. Matthew 26:3
• 9. John 18:15
• 10. Matthew 26:3
• 11. Matthew 5:25; John 7:32, 45; John 19:6; Acts 5:22, 26
• 12. Matthew 5:22
• 13. Deuteronomy 19:15
• 14. Matthew 27:40; Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; John 2:19; Acts 6:14

Footnotes

• [a]. A legion equaled 6,000 troops
• [b]. Or "servants"
• [c]. Or "Sanhedrin"
• [d]. Or "sanctuary"
• [e]. Or "after"