Mark 14:43-72

43Right away, while Yeshua was still speaking, Judah comes up, one of the Twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the ruling kohanim, Torah scholars, and elders.

44Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “The One I kiss, He’s the One! Seize Him and lead Him away under guard.”

45As soon as Judah came, he drew near to Yeshua and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

46Then they threw their hands on Yeshua and seized Him.

47But one of the bystanders, drawing his sword, struck the servant of the kohen gadol and cut off his ear.

48Yeshua said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, to capture Me as you would against a revolutionary?

49Every day I was with you in the Temple teaching, and you didn’t seize Me. But this is so that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”

50And all fled, abandoning Him.

51A certain young man was following Him, with nothing but a linen cloth around his body, and they grabbed him.

52But he ran away naked, leaving behind the linen cloth.

53Then they led Yeshua away to the kohen gadol . And all the ruling kohanim, elders, and Torah scholars gathered.

54Peter had followed Him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the kohen gadol . He was sitting with the guards, warming himself by the fire.

55Now the ruling kohanim and all the Sanhedrin kept trying to get evidence against Yeshua so they could put Him to death, but they weren’t finding any.

56Many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony wasn’t consistent.

57Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,

58“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

59Yet even then, their testimony didn’t agree.

60The kohen gadol stood up in the middle and questioned Yeshua, saying, “Do You have no answer? What is this they’re testifying against You?”

61But keeping silent, Yeshua did not answer. Again the kohen gadol questioned Him, “Are you Mashiach, Son of the Blessed One?”

62“I am,” said Yeshua, “and you shall see ‘the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Powerful One,’ and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven’!”

63Tearing his clothes, the kohen gadol says, “Why do we still need witnesses?

64You’ve heard the blasphemy. What seems right to you?” Then all condemned Him as deserving death.

65Some began to spit on Him, to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” Also the guards slapped Him around.

66As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the kohen gadol comes by.

67Seeing Peter warming himself, she looked straight at him. “You also were with Yeshua of Natzeret,” she says.

68But he denied it, saying, “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went outside to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

69Seeing him, the servant girl began again to tell the bystanders, “This is one of them.”

70But again he denied it. And a little while later, the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you’re one of them, for you’re also a Galilean.”

71But he began to curse himself and to swear an oath: “I do not know this Man you’re talking about!”

72Right then, a rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter called to mind the word Yeshua had said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and began to weep.