471While He was stillspeaking, behold, 2Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied* by a largecrowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chiefpriests and elders of the people.
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Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomever* I kiss, He is the one; seize Him."
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Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, "Hail, 3Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
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And Jesussaid to him, "4Friend, do what you havecome for."Then they came and laidhands on Jesus and seized Him.
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And behold, 5one of thosewho were with Jesusreached and drew out his 6sword, and struck the 7slave of the highpriest and cutoff his ear.
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ThenJesussaid to him, "Put your swordback into its place; for 8allthose who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.
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"Or do you think that I cannot*appeal to My Father, and He will at onceput at My disposalmore than twelve9legions of 10angels?
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"Howthen will 11the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it musthappenthisway?"
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At that timeJesussaid to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? 12Everyday I used to sit in the templeteaching and you did not seize Me.
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"But allthis has takenplace to fulfill13the Scriptures of the prophets."Thenall the disciplesleft Him and fled.
Jesus before Caiaphas
5714Those who had seizedJesusled Him away to 15Caiaphas, the highpriest, where the scribes and the elders were gatheredtogether.
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But 16Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the 17courtyard of the highpriest, and entered in, and satdown with the 18officers to see the outcome.
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Now the chiefpriests and the whole19Council 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 20twocameforward,
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and said, "Thismanstated, '21I 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 22Jesuskeptsilent. 23And the highpriestsaid to Him, "I 24adjure You by 25the livingGod, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, 26the Son of God."
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Jesussaid to him, "27You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter* you will see28THE SON OF MANSITTING AT THE RIGHTHAND OF POWER, and 29COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
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Then the highpriest30tore 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, "31He deservesdeath!"
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32Then they 33spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and othersslapped Him,
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and said, "34Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?"
Peter's Denials
6935NowPeter was sittingoutside in the 36courtyard, and a servant-girlcame to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilean."
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But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not knowwhat you are talking about."
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When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and said to thosewho were there, "Thisman was with Jesus of Nazareth."
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And again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."
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A littlelater the bystanderscame up and said to Peter, "Surely you too are one of them; 37for even the way you talkgives you away*."
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Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a roostercrowed.
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And Peterremembered the word which Jesus had said, "38Before a roostercrows, you will deny Me threetimes." And he went out and weptbitterly.