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(It was Kayafa who had advised the Judeans that it would be good for one man to die on behalf of the people.)
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Shim`on Kefa and another talmid followed Yeshua. The second talmid was known to the cohen hagadol, and he went with Yeshua into the courtyard of the cohen hagadol;
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but Kefa stood outside by the gate. So the other talmid, the one known to the cohen hagadol, went back out and spoke to the woman on duty at the gate, then brought Kefa inside.
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The woman at the gate said to Kefa, "Aren't you another of that man's talmidim?" He said, "No, I'm not."
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Now the slaves and guards had lit a fire because it was cold, and they were standing around it warming themselves; Kefa joined them and stood warming himself too.
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The cohen hagadol questioned Yeshua about his talmidim and about what he taught.
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Yeshua answered, "I have spoken quite openly to everyone; I have always taught in a synagogue or in the Temple where all Jews meet together, and I have said nothing in secret;
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so why are you questioning me? Question the ones who heard what I said to them; look, they know what I said."
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At these words, one of the guards standing by slapped Yeshua in the face and said, "This is how you talk to the cohen hagadol?"
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Yeshua answered him, "If I said something wrong, state publicly what was wrong; but if I was right, why are you hitting me?"
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So `Anan sent him, still tied up, to Kayafa the cohen hagadol.