Matthew 26:57-75

Jesus before Caiaphas

57 ¹Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to ²Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

58 But ³Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the ⁴courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the ⁵officers to see the outcome.

59 Now the chief priests and the whole ⁶Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

60 They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on ⁷two came forward,

61 and said, "This man stated, '⁸I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.' "

62 The high priest stood up and said to Him, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"

63 But ⁹Jesus kept silent. ¹⁰And the high priest said to Him, "I ¹¹adjure You by ¹²the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, ¹³the Son of God."

64 Jesus said to him, "¹⁴You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter * you will see ¹⁵THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and ¹⁶COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."

65 Then the high priest ¹⁷tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;

66 what do you think?" They answered, "¹⁸He deserves death!"

67 ¹⁹Then they ²⁰spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,

68 and said, "²¹Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?"

Peter's Denials

69 ²²Now Peter was sitting outside in the ²³courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilean."

70 But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."

71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and said to those who were there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."

72 And again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."

73 A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Surely you too are one of them; ²⁴for even the way you talk gives you away *."

74 Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.

75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, "²⁵Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 26:57-68: {Mark 14:53-65; John 18:12f, 19-24}
• 2. Matthew 26:3
• 3. John 18:15
• 4. Matthew 26:3
• 5. Matthew 5:25; John 7:32, 45; John 19:6; Acts 5:22, 26
• 6. Matthew 5:22
• 7. Deuteronomy 19:15
• 8. Matthew 27:40; Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; John 2:19; Acts 6:14
• 9. Matthew 27:12, 14; John 19:9
• 10. Matthew 26:63-66; Luke 22:67-71
• 11. Leviticus 5:1
• 12. Matthew 16:16
• 13. Matthew 4:3
• 14. Matthew 26:25
• 15. Psalms 110:1; Mark 14:62
• 16. Daniel 7:13; Matthew 16:27
• 17. Numbers 14:6; Mark 14:63; Acts 14:14
• 18. Leviticus 24:16; John 19:7
• 19. Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67, 68; Luke 22:63-65; John 18:22
• 20. Matthew 27:30; Mark 10:34
• 21. Mark 14:65; Luke 22:64
• 22. Matthew 26:69-75: {Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:16-18, 25-27}
• 23. Matthew 26:3
• 24. Mark 14:70; Luke 22:59; John 18:26
• 25. Matthew 26:34

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "servants"
• [b]. Or "Sanhedrin"
• [c]. Or "sanctuary"
• [d]. Or "after"
• [e]. Or "charge You under oath"
• [f]. I.e. the Messiah
• [g]. Or "from now on"
• [h]. Or "outer garments"
• [i]. Or "beat Him with rods"
• [j]. I.e. the Messiah
• [k]. Lit "makes you evident"