571Those who had seizedJesusled Him away to 2Caiaphas, the highpriest, where the scribes and the elders were gatheredtogether.
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But 3Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the 4courtyard of the highpriest, and entered in, and satdown with the 5officers to see the outcome.
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Now the chiefpriests and the whole6Council kept trying to obtainfalsetestimonyagainstJesus, so that they might put Him to death.
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They did not find any, even though manyfalsewitnessescameforward. But later on 7twocameforward,
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and said, "Thismanstated, '8I amable to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in threedays.' "
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The highprieststood up and said to Him, "Do You not answer? What is it that thesemen are testifyingagainst You?"
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But 9Jesuskeptsilent. 10And the highpriestsaid to Him, "I 11adjure You by 12the livingGod, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, 13the Son of God."
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Jesussaid to him, "14You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter* you will see15THE SON OF MANSITTING AT THE RIGHTHAND OF POWER, and 16COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
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Then the highpriest17tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Whatfurtherneed do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have nowheard the blasphemy;
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what do you think?" They answered, "18He deservesdeath!"
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19Then they 20spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and othersslapped Him,
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and said, "21Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?"