Mark 14:55-72 ▼

55 Now the chief priests, and the whole council endeavour'd to get evidence against Jesus, to condemn him to die; but they found none.

56 there were indeed several, who depos'd what was false against him: besides, what they deposed was insufficient.

57 at last there appear'd some, who gave in false evidence against him,

58 saying, we heard him say, "I will pull down this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands."

59 but neither did this evidence appear sufficient.

60 then the high priest rising up in the midst of the assembly, ask'd Jesus, saying, have you nothing to plead for your self? what say you to the evidence they give against you?

61 but Jesus remain'd silent, and gave no answer, then the high priest asked him again, and said to him, art thou the Christ, the son of the most High?

62 and Jesus answered, 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 robes, and said to the council, what occasion is there for any more witnesses?

64 you have heard the blasphemy, what is your opinion? and they all pronounc'd, that he deserved to die.

65 then some began to spit on him, others cover'd his face and struck him on the head, crying out, divine, who it is, and the domestics slapt him on the cheeks.

66 In the mean time Peter was in the entry of the hall, where one of the maids belonging to the high priest came:

67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked earnestly upon him, and said, you too was with Jesus the Nazarene.

68 but he denied it, saying, I don't know him, neither am I acquainted with any such you mention, and he went out into the porch, when the cock crow'd.

69 the maid saw him a second time, and said to the standers-by, this is one of them:

70 but he denied it again, a little time after, they that stood by, still urg'd Peter, saying, you are certainly one of his disciples, for your speech shows you to be a Galilean.

71 but he fell a cursing, and swore, I don't know the man you mention,

72 and the cock crowed for the second time, then Peter calling to mind that expression of Jesus, "before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice," he cover'd his head and wept.