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44 (Now the traitor had given them a sign, saying, The man, whom I shall kiss, is He; lay hold of Him and lead Him away safely:)

45 and as soon as he came, he went directly up to Him and said, Master, Master; and kissed Him.

46 And they laid their hands on Him, and apprehended Him.

47 And one of those that were present, drawing a sword, struck at the high priest's servant, and took off his ear.

48 And Jesus said unto them, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and clubs to take me?

49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not seize me: but this is done that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

50 And the disciples all forsook Him and fled: but there followed Him a certain youth,

51 who had only a linen cloth wrapt about him, and the young men laid hold on him;

52 and he let go the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.

53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest, with whom were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

54 And Peter followed Him at a distance, even into the palace of the high priest: and sat down among the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, to put Him to death, and found none:

56 for many bare false witness against Him, and the evidences did not agree.

57 At last there rose up some and bare false witness against Him,

58 saying, We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands:

59 but neither was their evidence consistent.

60 Then the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus saying, Answerest thou nothing? what do these men witness against thee?

61 but he held his peace, and made him no answer. So the high priest asked Him again, and saith to Him, Art thou the Messiah the Son of the blessed God?

62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

63 Then the high priest rent his clothes and said, What farther need have we of witnesses?

64 ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? and they all condemned Him as worthy of death.

65 And they spit upon Him, and blind-folded Him, and then buffeted Him and said to Him, prophesy who it was: and the officers struck him with their rods.

66 And Peter being in the hall below, there came one of the maid-servants of the high priest;

67 and when she saw Peter as he was warming himself, she looked earnestly upon him and said, Thou also wast with Jesus the Nazarene:

68 but he denied it, saying, I do not know Him, nor do I understand what thou meanest. And he went out into the porch, and the cock crew.

69 And the maid seeing him again said to them that stood by, This is one of them: and he denied it again.

70 And a little after, they that stood by, said to Peter again, Thou art certainly one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech is like theirs.

71 But he began to curse and swear saying, I do not know this man of whom ye speak: And the cock crowed a second time.

72 Then Peter called to mind the word which Jesus had said to him, Before the cock crow twice thou wilt deny me thrice. And he covered his face and wept.