Luke 22:52-71

52Then Jesus said to the chief priests and 1officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs 2as you would against a robber? 53While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but 3this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

544Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but 5Peter was following at a distance. 556After they had kindled a fire in the middle of 7the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. 56And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.” 57But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” 58A little later, 8another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” 59After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, 9for he is a Galilean too.” 60But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 6110The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “11Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” 62And he went out and wept bitterly.

6312Now the men who were holding 13Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him, 64and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “14Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” 65And they were saying many other things against Him, 15blaspheming.

6616When it was day, 17the 18Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their 19council chamber, saying, 67“20If You are the 21Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; 68and if I ask a question, you will not answer. 6922But from now on 23the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70And they all said, “Are You 24the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “2526Yes, I am.” 71Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”