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But the bondmen and officers, having made a fire of coals (for it was cold), stood and warmed themselves; and Peter was standing with them and warming himself.
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The high priest therefore demanded of Jesus concerning his disciples and concerning his doctrine.
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Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I taught always in [the] synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and in secret I have spoken nothing.
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Why demandest thou of me? Demand of those who have heard, what I have spoken to them; behold, they know what I have said.
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But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?
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Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?
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Annas [then] had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
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But Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, Art thou also of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.
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One of the bondmen of the high priest, who was kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
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Peter denied therefore again, and immediately [the] cock crew.
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They lead therefore Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium; and it was early morn. And *they* entered not into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but eat the passover.