John 18:22-32

22 When he had said these things, one of the ministers standing nigh, gave a buffet to Jesus, and said [saying], Answerest thou so to the bishop?
23 Jesus answered to him, If I have spoken evil, bear thou witnessing of evil; but if I said well, why smitest thou me?
24 And Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the bishop.
25 And Simon Peter stood, and warmed him(self); and they said to him [therefore they said to him], Whether also thou art his disciple? He denied, and said, I am not.
26 One of the bishop's servants, cousin of him, whose ear Peter cut off, said, Saw I thee not in the yard with him [said, Whether I saw not thee in the garden with him]?
27 And Peter again denied, and at once [and anon] the cock crew.
28 Then they led Jesus to Caiaphas (from Caiaphas), into the moot hall; and it was early, and they entered not into the moot hall, that they should not be defouled, but that they should eat pask.
29 Therefore Pilate went out withoutforth to them, and said, What accusing bring ye against this man?
30 They answered, and said to him, If this were not a misdoer, we had not betaken him to thee.
31 Then Pilate saith to them, Take ye him, and deem ye him, after your law. And the Jews said to him [Therefore they said to him], It is not leaveful to us to slay any man;
32 that the word of Jesus should be fulfilled, which he said, signifying by what death he should die.
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