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But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!"
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"You have said it," Jesus told him. "But I tell you, in the future you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven ."
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Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you've heard the blasphemy!
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What is your decision?" They answered, "He deserves death!"
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Then they spit in His face and beat Him; others slapped Him
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and said, "Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?"
Peter Denies His Lord
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant approached him and she said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean too."
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But he denied it in front of everyone: "I don't know what you're talking about!"
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When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!"
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And again he denied it with an oath, "I don't know the man!"
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After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away."