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Why do you question me? Question those who heard what I said to them. They know what I've said."
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When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing near Jesus slapped his face and said, "Is that how you answer the chief priest?"
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Jesus replied to him, "If I've said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if I've told the truth, why do you hit me?"
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Annas sent Jesus to Caiaphas, the chief priest. Jesus was still tied up.
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Simon Peter continued to stand and warm himself by the fire. Some men asked him, "Aren't you, too, one of his disciples?" Peter denied it by saying, "No, I'm not!"
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One of the chief priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked him, "Didn't I see you with Jesus in the garden?"
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Peter again denied it, and just then a rooster crowed.
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Early in the morning, Jesus was taken from Caiaphas' house to the governor's palace. The Jews wouldn't go into the palace. They didn't want to become unclean, since they wanted to eat the Passover.
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So Pilate came out to them and asked, "What accusation are you making against this man?"
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The Jews answered Pilate, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you."
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Pilate told the Jews, "Take him, and try him by your law." The Jews answered him, "We're not allowed to execute anyone."