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All the disciples cut and ran.
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A young man was following along. All he had on was a bedsheet. Some of the men grabbed him
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but he got away, running off naked, leaving them holding the sheet.
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They led Jesus to the Chief Priest, where the high priests, religious leaders, and scholars had gathered together.
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Peter followed at a safe distance until they got to the Chief Priest's courtyard, where he mingled with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.
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The high priests conspiring with the Jewish Council looked high and low for evidence against Jesus by which they could sentence him to death. They found nothing.
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Plenty of people were willing to bring in false charges, but nothing added up, and they ended up canceling each other out.
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Then a few of them stood up and lied:
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"We heard him say, 'I am going to tear down this Temple, built by hard labor, and in three days build another without lifting a hand.'"
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But even they couldn't agree exactly.
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In the middle of this, the Chief Priest stood up and asked Jesus, "What do you have to say to the accusation?"