Matthew 26:47-75

47WhileG2532 Jesus was still speakingG2089G2980, JudasG2455, oneG1520 of theG3588 TwelveG1427, arrivedG2064, accompanied byG3326G846 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 armed withG3326 swordsG3162 andG2532 clubsG3586, sent fromG575 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245 of theG3588 peopleG2992.

48NowG1161 theG3588 betrayerG3860G846 had arrangedG1325 a signalG4592 with themG846: “The OneG3739 I kissG5368 isG1510 the man; arrestG2902 HimG846.” 49GoingG4334 directlyG2112 to JesusG2424, he saidG2036, “GreetingsG5463, RabbiG4461!” andG2532 kissedG2705 HimG846.

50“FriendG2083,” JesusG2424 repliedG2036, “do whatG3739 you cameG3918 forG1909.”1

ThenG5119 the men stepped forwardG4334, seizedG1911G3588G5495G1909 JesusG2424, andG2532 arrestedG2902 HimG846. 51At thisG2532G2400, oneG1520 ofG3588 JesusG2424’ companionsG3326 drewG1614G3588G5495G645 hisG846 swordG3162 andG2532 struckG3960 theG3588 servantG1401 of theG3588 high priestG749, cutting offG851 hisG846 earG5621.

52“PutG654 yourG4771 swordG3162 back inG1519 itsG846 placeG5117,” JesusG2424 saidG3004 to himG3588. “ForG1063 allG3956 whoG3588 drawG2983 the swordG3162 will dieG622 byG1722 the swordG3162. 53Are you not awareG3756G1380 thatG3754 I canG1410 call onG3870 MyG1473 FatherG3962, andG2532 He will at once put at My disposalG3936G737G1473 more thanG4119 twelveG1427 legionsG3003 of angelsG32? 54But howG4459 thenG3767 would theG3588 ScripturesG1124 be fulfilledG4137 that sayG3754 it mustG1163 happenG1096 this wayG3779?”

55AtG1722 thatG1565 timeG5610 JesusG2424 saidG2036 to theG3588 crowdG3793, “Have you come outG1831 withG3326 swordsG3162 andG2532 clubsG3586 to arrestG4815 MeG1473 asG5613 you would an outlawG3027? EveryG2596 dayG2250 I satG2516 teachingG1321 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts,2 andG2532 you did not arrestG3756G2902 MeG1473. 56ButG1161 thisG3778 has allG3650 happenedG1096 so thatG2443 theG3588 writingsG1124 of theG3588 prophetsG4396 would be fulfilledG4137.”

ThenG5119 allG3956 theG3588 disciplesG3101 desertedG863 HimG846 and fledG5343.

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ThoseG3588 who had arrestedG2902 JesusG2424 led Him awayG520 toG4314 the house of CaiaphasG2533 theG3588 high priestG749, whereG3699 theG3588 scribesG1122 andG2532 eldersG4245 had gatheredG4863. 58ButG1161 PeterG4074 followedG190 HimG846 atG575 a distanceG3113, right upG2193 to theG3588 courtyardG833 of theG3588 high priestG749. AndG2532 he wentG1525 inG2080 and sat downG2521 withG3326 theG3588 guardsG5257 to seeG3708 theG3588 outcomeG5056.

59NowG1161 theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 theG3588 wholeG3650 SanhedrinG48923 were seekingG2212 false testimonyG5577 againstG2596 JesusG2424 in order toG3704 put Him to deathG2289G846. 60ButG2532 they did not find anyG3756G2147, though manyG4183 false witnessesG5575 came forwardG4334.

FinallyG1161G5305 twoG1417 came forwardG4334 61and declaredG2036, “ThisG3778 man saidG5346, ‘I am ableG1410 to destroyG2647 theG3588 templeG3485 of GodG2316 andG2532 rebuild itG3618 inG1223 threeG5140 daysG2250.’”

62SoG2532 theG3588 high priestG749 stood upG450 and askedG2036 HimG846, “Have You no answerG611G3762? WhatG5101 are theseG3778 men testifying againstG2649 YouG4771?”

63ButG1161 JesusG2424 remained silentG4623.

ThenG2532 theG3588 high priestG749 saidG2036 to HimG846, “I charge You under oathG1844G4771 byG2596 theG3588 livingG2198 GodG2316: TellG2036 usG1473 ifG1487 YouG4771 areG1510 theG3588 ChristG5547, theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316.”

64“YouG4771 have said it yourselfG2036,” JesusG2424 answeredG3004G846. “ButG4133 I sayG3004 to all of youG4771, fromG575 now onG737 you will seeG3708 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 sittingG2521 atG1537 the right handG1188 of PowerG14114 andG2532 comingG2064 onG1909 theG3588 cloudsG3507 of heavenG3772.”5

65At thisG5119, theG3588 high priestG749 toreG1284 hisG846 clothesG2440 and declaredG3004, “He has blasphemedG987! WhyG5101 do weG2192 needG5532 any moreG2089 witnessesG3144? LookG2400, nowG3568 you have heardG191 theG3588 blasphemyG988. 66WhatG5101 do youG4771 thinkG1380?”

“He deservesG1510G1777 to dieG2288,” they answeredG611G2036.

67ThenG5119 they spitG1716 inG1519 HisG846 faceG4383 andG2532 struckG2852 HimG846. OthersG3588 slappedG4474 Him 68and saidG3004, “ProphesyG4395 to usG1473, ChristG5547! WhoG5101G1510G3588 hitG3817 YouG4771?”

69MeanwhileG1161, PeterG4074 was sittingG2521 outG1854 inG1722 theG3588 courtyardG833, andG2532 aG1520 servant girlG3814 came upG4334 to himG846. “YouG4771 alsoG2532 wereG1510 withG3326 JesusG2424 theG3588 GalileanG1057,” she saidG3004.

70ButG1161 he deniedG720 it beforeG1715 them allG3956: “I do not knowG3756G1492 whatG5101 you are talking aboutG3004.”

71WhenG1161 Peter had gone outG1831 toG1519 theG3588 gatewayG4440, anotherG243 servant girl sawG3708 himG846 andG2532 saidG3004 to the peopleG3588 thereG1563, “ThisG3778 man wasG1510 withG3326 JesusG2424 ofG3588 NazarethG3480.”

72AndG2532 againG3825 he deniedG720 it withG3326 an oathG3727: “I do not knowG3756G1492 theG3588 manG444!”

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AfterG3326 a little whileG3398, thoseG3588 standing nearbyG2476 came upG4334 to PeterG4074. “SurelyG230 youG4771 areG1510 one ofG1537 themG846,” they saidG2036, “forG1063 yourG4771 accentG2981 givesG4160 youG4771 awayG1212.”

74At thatG5119 he beganG756 to curseG2653 andG2532 swearG3660 to them, “I do not knowG3756G1492 theG3588 manG444!”

AndG2532 immediatelyG2112 a roosterG220 crowedG5455.

75ThenG2532 PeterG4074 rememberedG3403 theG3588 wordG4487 that JesusG2424 had spokenG2046: “BeforeG4250 the roosterG220 crowsG5455, you will denyG533 MeG1473 three timesG5151.” AndG2532 he wentG1831 outsideG1854 and weptG2799 bitterlyG4090.