Mark 14:43-72

431Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up 2accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away 3under guard.” 45After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, “4Rabbi!” and kissed Him. 46They laid hands on Him and seized Him. 47But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and 5cut off his ear. 48And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? 49Every day I was with you 6in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.” 50And they all left Him and fled.

51A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. 52But he 7pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

538They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together. 54Peter had followed Him at a distance, 9right into 10the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the 11officers and 12warming himself at the 13fire. 55Now the chief priests and the whole 1415Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any. 56For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent. 57Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, 58“We heard Him say, ‘16I will destroy this 17temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” 59Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent. 60The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? 18What is it that these men are testifying against You?” 6119But He kept silent and did not answer. 20Again the high priest was questioning Him, and 21saying to Him, “Are You 22the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” 62And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see 23the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and 24coming with the clouds of heaven.” 6325Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? 64You have heard the 26blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. 65Some began to 27spit at Him, and 2829to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “30Prophesy!” And the officers 31received Him with 32slaps in the face.

6633As Peter was below in 34the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came, 67and seeing Peter 35warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus the 36Nazarene.” 68But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he 37went out onto the 38porch.39 69The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This is one of them!” 70But again 40he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, 41for you are a Galilean too.” 71But he began to 42curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!” 72Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before 43a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” 44And he began to weep.