d him away to Caiaphas the high
priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. (58)And Peter
followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest; and entering
in, he sat with the servants, to see the end.

(59)And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; (60)and
found none, though many false witnesses came. But at last came two,
(61)and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God,
and to build it in three days. (62)And the high priest arose, and said
to him: Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?
(63)But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him: I
adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the
Christ, the Son of God. (64)Jesus says to him: Thou saidst it. But I
say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right
hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. (65)Then the high
priest rent his clothes, saying: He blasphemed! What further need have
we of witnesses? Behold, ye now heard his blasphemy. (66)What think
ye? They answering said: He is guilty of death. (67)Then they spit in
his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him, (68)saying: Prophesy
to us, O Christ, who is he that struck thee?

(69)And Peter was sitting without, in the court. And a damsel came to
him, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. (70)But he
denied before all, saying: I know not what thou sayest. (71)And he
having gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to
those who were there: This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene.
(72)And again he denied, with an oath: I do not know the man. (73)And
after a little while, they that stood by came and said to Peter:
Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrays thee.
(74)Then he began to invoke curses, and to swear: I do not know the
man. And immediately a cock crowed. (75)And Peter remembered the word
of Jesus when he said: Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me.
And he went out, and wept bitterly.

XXVII.

AND when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the
people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death. (2)And
having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius
Pilate the governor.

(3)Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned,
repenting brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the c