121So2the Roman cohort and the commander and the 3officers of the Jews, arrestedJesus and bound Him,
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and led Him to 4Annasfirst; for he was father-in-law of 5Caiaphas, who was highpriest that year.
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NowCaiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that 6it was expedient for oneman to die on behalf of the people.
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7SimonPeter was followingJesus, and so was anotherdisciple. Now that disciple was known to the highpriest, and entered with Jesus into 8the court of the highpriest,
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9but Peter was standing at the dooroutside. So the otherdisciple, who was known to the highpriest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and broughtPeter in.
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10Then the slave-girl who kept the doorsaid to Peter, "11You are not also one of thisman'sdisciples, are you?" He said, "I am not."
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Now the slaves and the 12officers were standing there, having made13a charcoalfire, for it was cold and they were 14warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.
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15The highpriestthenquestionedJesusabout His disciples, and about His teaching.
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Jesusanswered him, "I 16have spokenopenly to the world; I always17taught in synagogues and 18in the temple, whereall the Jewscometogether; and I spokenothing in secret.
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"Why do you question Me? Questionthose who have heardwhat I spoke to them; they knowwhat I said."
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When He had saidthis, one of the 19officersstandingnearby20struck*Jesus, saying, "Is that the way You answer the highpriest?"
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21Jesusanswered him, "If I have spokenwrongly, testify of the wrong; but ifrightly, why do you strike Me?"
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22SoAnnassent Him bound to 23Caiaphas the highpriest.