Matthew 26:57-75

Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.
58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
63 But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a]
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
66 What do you think?” “He is worthy of death,” they answered.
67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”

Peter Disowns Jesus

69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.
70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”
73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”
74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Cross References 20

  • 1. S ver 3
  • 2. ver 69; Mark 14:66; Luke 22:55; John 18:15
  • 3. Mark 15:16; Luke 11:21; Jn 7:32,45,46
  • 4. S Matthew 5:22
  • 5. Psalms 27:12; Psalms 35:11; Acts 6:13
  • 6. Deuteronomy 19:15
  • 7. S John 2:19
  • 8. Matthew 27:12,14; S Mark 14:61
  • 9. Leviticus 5:1
  • 10. S Matthew 16:16
  • 11. Luke 22:67
  • 12. S Matthew 4:3
  • 13. Matthew 27:11; Luke 22:70
  • 14. S Mark 16:19; Psalms 110:1
  • 15. Daniel 7:13; S Revelation 1:7
  • 16. S Mark 14:63
  • 17. Leviticus 24:16; John 19:7
  • 18. S Matthew 16:21; Matthew 27:30
  • 19. Luke 22:63-65
  • 20. ver 34; John 13:38

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.
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