Mark 14:52-62

52 but he got away, running off naked, leaving them holding the sheet.
53 They led Jesus to the Chief Priest, where the high priests, religious leaders, and scholars had gathered together.
54 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.
55 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.
56 Plenty of people were willing to bring in false charges, but nothing added up, and they ended up canceling each other out.
57 Then a few of them stood up and lied:
58 "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.'"
59 But even they couldn't agree exactly.
60 In the middle of this, the Chief Priest stood up and asked Jesus, "What do you have to say to the accusation?"
61 Jesus was silent. He said nothing. The Chief Priest tried again, this time asking, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?"
62 Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you'll see it yourself: The Son of Man seated At the right hand of the Mighty One, Arriving on the clouds of heaven."

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