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Peter had followed Him at a distance, 1right into 2the courtyard of the highpriest; and he was sitting with the officers and 3warming himself at the fire.
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Now the chiefpriests and the whole4Council kept trying to obtaintestimonyagainstJesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.
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For many were givingfalsetestimonyagainst Him, but their testimony was not consistent.
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Somestood up and began to givefalsetestimonyagainst Him, saying,
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"We heard Him say, '5I will destroythistemplemade with hands, and in threedays I will buildanothermadewithouthands.' "
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Not even in thisrespect was their testimonyconsistent.
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The highprieststood up and came forward* and questionedJesus, saying, "Do You not answer? What is it that thesemen are testifyingagainst You?"
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6But He keptsilent and did not answer. 7Again the highpriest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
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And Jesussaid, "I am; and you shall see8THE SON OF MANSITTING AT THE RIGHTHAND OF POWER, and 9COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
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10Tearing his clothes, the highpriestsaid, "Whatfurtherneed do we have of witnesses?
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"You have heard the 11blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they allcondemned Him to be deserving of death.
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Somebegan to 12spit at Him, and 13to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "14Prophesy!" And the officersreceived Him with slaps in the face.
Peter's Denials
6615As Peter was below in 16the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the highpriestcame,
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and seeingPeter17warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus the 18Nazarene."
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But he denied it, saying, "I neitherknownorunderstandwhat you are talking about." And he 19went out onto the porch. and a roostercrowed.871
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The servant-girlsaw him, and beganoncemore to say to the bystanders, "This is one of them!"
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But again20he denied it. And after a littlewhile the bystanders were againsaying to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, 21for you are a Galileantoo."
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But he began to curse and swear, "I do not knowthisman you are talking about!"
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Immediately a roostercrowed a secondtime. And PeterrememberedhowJesus had made the remark to him, "Before22a roostercrowstwice, you will deny Me threetimes." And he began to weep.