Matthew 26:57-75
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
57 Those(A) who had arrested Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas(B) the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened. 58 Meanwhile, Peter was following Him at a distance right to the high priest’s courtyard.[a] He went in and was sitting with the temple police[b] to see the outcome.[c](C)
59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.(D) 60 But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses(E) came forward.[d] Finally, two[e] who came forward 61 stated, “This man said, ‘I can demolish God’s sanctuary(F) and rebuild it in three days.’”
62 The high priest then stood up and said to Him, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?” 63 But(G) Jesus kept silent.(H) Then the high priest said to Him, “By the living God I place You under oath:(I) tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!”(J)
64 “You have said it,”[f] Jesus told him. “But I tell you, in the future[g] you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”(K)[h]
65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed!(L) Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you’ve heard the blasphemy!(M) 66 What is your decision?”[i]
They answered, “He deserves death!”(N) 67 Then they spit in His face(O) and beat Him; others slapped Him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?”(P)
Peter Denies His Lord
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard.(Q) A servant approached him and she said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”
70 But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!”(R)
72 And again he denied it with an oath,(S) “I don’t know the man!”
73 After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent[j] gives you away.”
74 Then he started to curse[k] and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed, 75 and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”(T) And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 26:58 Or high priest’s palace
- Matthew 26:58 Or the officers, or the servants
- Matthew 26:58 Lit end
- Matthew 26:60 Other mss add they found none
- Matthew 26:60 Other mss add false witnesses
- Matthew 26:64 Or That is true, an affirmative oath; Mt 27:11; Mk 15:2
- Matthew 26:64 Lit you, from now
- Matthew 26:64 Ps 110:1; Dn 7:13
- Matthew 26:66 Lit What does it seem to you?
- Matthew 26:73 Or speech
- Matthew 26:74 To call down curses on himself if what he said weren’t true
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