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“Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus,
“that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?
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Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”
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Then everyone deserted him and fled.
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A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
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he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.
Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together.
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Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.
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The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.
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Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.
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Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
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“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.’ ”