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Then the prince of priests rent his clothes, and said, He hath blasphemed; what yet have we need to witnesses [Then the prince of priests rent his clothes, saying, He hath blasphemed; what yet need have we to witnesses]? lo! now ye have heard blasphemy;
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what seemeth to you? And they answered, and said, He is guilty of death.
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Then they spat in his face, and smote him with buffets; and others gave strokes with the palm of their hands in [into] his face,
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and said, Thou Christ, declare to us, who is he that smote thee? [saying, Thou Christ, prophesy to us, who is he that smote thee?]
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And Peter sat without in the hall; and a damsel came to him, and said [+and an handmaiden/handmaid came nigh to him saying], [And] Thou were with Jesus of Galilee.
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And he denied before all [men], and said [saying], I know not what thou sayest.
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And when he went out at the gate, another damsel saw him [+another handmaiden/handmaid saw him], and said to them that were there, And this was with Jesus of Nazareth.
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And again he denied with an oath, For I knew not the man.
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And a little after [And after a little], they that stood came, and said to Peter, Truly and thou art [one] of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.
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Then he began to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And at once [And anon] the cock crew.
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And Peter bethought on the word of Jesus, that he had said, Before the cock crow, thrice thou shalt deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly.