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But Jesus held His peace. And the high priest answered and said unto Him, "I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God."
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Jesus said unto him, "Thou hast said; nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."
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Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, "He hath spoken blasphemy! What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy!
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What think ye?" They answered and said, "He is deserving of death!"
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Then they spit in His face and buffeted Him, and others smote Him with the palms of their hands,
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saying, "Prophesy unto us, thou Christ! Who is he that smote thee?"
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Now Peter sat outside in the palace, and a damsel came unto him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee."
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But he denied it before them all, saying, "I know not what thou sayest."
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And when he had gone out onto the porch, another maid saw him and said unto those who were there, "This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth."
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And again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the man!"
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And after a while came unto him those who stood by, and said to Peter, "Surely thou also art one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee."