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And behold, one of those who was with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest and smote off his ear.
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Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up again thy sword into his place, for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
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Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He shall at once give Me more than twelve legions of angels?
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But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"
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In that same hour Jesus said to the multitudes, "Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staves to take Me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on Me.
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But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.
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And those who had laid hold on Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
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But Peter followed Him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
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Now the chief priests and elders and all the council sought false witness against Jesus to put Him to death,
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but found none. Yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
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and said, "This fellow said, `I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.'"
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And the high priest arose and said unto Him, "Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witnesses say against thee?"
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But Jesus held His peace. And the high priest answered and said unto Him, "I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God."
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Jesus said unto him, "Thou hast said; nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."
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Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, "He hath spoken blasphemy! What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy!
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What think ye?" They answered and said, "He is deserving of death!"
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Then they spit in His face and buffeted Him, and others smote Him with the palms of their hands,
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saying, "Prophesy unto us, thou Christ! Who is he that smote thee?"
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Now Peter sat outside in the palace, and a damsel came unto him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee."
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But he denied it before them all, saying, "I know not what thou sayest."
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And when he had gone out onto the porch, another maid saw him and said unto those who were there, "This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth."