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But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest said to him, "Swear an oath in front of the living God and tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?"
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Jesus answered him, "Yes, I am. But I can guarantee that from now on you will see the Son of Man in the highest position in heaven. He will be coming on the clouds of heaven."
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Then the chief priest tore his robes in horror and said, "He has dishonored God! Why do we need any more witnesses? You've just heard him dishonor God!
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What's your verdict?" They answered, "He deserves the death penalty!"
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Then they spit in his face, hit him with their fists, and some of them slapped him.
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They said, "You Christ, if you're a prophet, tell us who hit you."
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Peter was sitting in the courtyard. A female servant came to him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean."
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But Peter denied it in front of them all by saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."
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As he went to the entrance, another female servant saw him. She told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus from Nazareth."
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Again Peter denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"
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After a little while the men standing there approached Peter and said, "It's obvious you're also one of them. Your accent gives you away!"