Matthew 26:57-68

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

57 ¹Then ²those who had seized Jesus led him to ³Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

58 And ⁴Peter was following him at a distance, as far as ⁵the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with ⁶the guards to see the end.

59 Now the chief priests and the whole council^{[a] 7}were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

60 but they found none, ⁸though many false witnesses came forward. At last ⁹two came forward

61 and said, “This man said, ¹⁰‘I am able to ¹¹destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days. ’”

62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you? ” ^[b]

63 ¹²But Jesus remained silent. ¹³And the high priest said to him, ¹⁴“I adjure you by ¹⁵the living God, ¹⁶tell us if you are ¹⁷the Christ, ¹⁸the Son of God. ”

64 Jesus said to him, ¹⁹“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ²⁰you will see the Son of Man ²¹seated at the right hand of Power and ²²coming on the clouds of heaven. ”

65 Then the high priest ²³tore his robes and said, ²⁴“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy.

66 What is your judgment? ” They answered, ²⁵“He deserves death. ”

67 Then ²⁶they spit in his face ²⁷and ²⁸struck him. And some slapped him,

68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you ²⁹Christ! Who is it that struck you? ”

Cross References

• 1. 26:57 Luke 22:54
• 2. 26:57 For ver. 57-68, see Mark 14:53-65; [John 18:12, 13, 19-24]
• 3. 26:57 ver. 3
• 4. 26:58 [John 18:15]
• 5. 26:58 [See ver. 57 above]
• 6. 26:58 John 7:32; 18:3
• 7. 26:59 See Acts 6:11
• 8. 26:60 Ps. 27:12; 35:11
• 9. 26:60 Deut. 19:15
• 10. 26:61 [Acts 6:14]; See John 2:19
• 11. 26:61 ch. 27:40
• 12. 26:63 ch. 27:12, 14; Isa. 53:7; John 19:9
• 13. 26:63 For ver. 63-66, [Luke 22:67-71]
• 14. 26:63 [Lev. 5:1; 1 Sam. 14:24, 26; Mark 5:7]
• 15. 26:63 See ch. 16:16
• 16. 26:63 John 10:24
• 17. 26:63 [ch. 22:42-45]; See ch. 1:17
• 18. 26:63 See ch. 14:33
• 19. 26:64 ver. 25
• 20. 26:64 See ch. 16:27; 24:30
• 21. 26:64 Ps. 110:1; Heb. 1:3; [Mark 16:19]
• 22. 26:64 See ch. 16:27; 24:30
• 23. 26:65 Num. 14:6; Acts 14:14
• 24. 26:65 ch. 9:3; John 10:36
• 25. 26:66 See Lev. 24:16
• 26. 26:67 ch. 27:30; Isa. 50:6; Mark 10:34
• 27. 26:67 [Luke 22:63-65; John 18:22]
• 28. 26:67 ch. 5:39; Acts 23:2
• 29. 26:68 ver. 63

Footnotes

• [a] 26:59 Greek 'Sanhedrin'
• [b] 26:62 Or 'Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?'