riversident - Matthew:26:57-68

riversident@Matthew:26:57 @ The men who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the High Priest, at whose house the scribes and elders had assembled.

riversident@Matthew:26:58 @ Peter followed him at a distance as far as the court of the High Priest, and went in and sat among the attendants to see the end.

riversident@Matthew:26:59 @ The high priests and the whole council sought for false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

riversident@Matthew:26:60 @ But they did not find any, although many false witnesses came. Finally, two came forward

riversident@Matthew:26:61 @ and said, "This man said, 'I can pull down the Temple of God and in three days build it up again.' "

riversident@Matthew:26:62 @ The High Priest rose and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is it that these are testifying to against you?"

riversident@Matthew:26:63 @ But Jesus kept silence. The High Priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God to tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

riversident@Matthew:26:64 @ Jesus said to him,

riversident@Matthew:26:65 @ Then the High Priest rent his garments, saying, "Impious words! Why do we any longer need witnesses? See, you have now heard his impious words.

riversident@Matthew:26:66 @ What do you think?" They answered, "He deserves death."

riversident@Matthew:26:67 @ Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Some slapped him,

riversident@Matthew:26:68 @ saying, "Act the prophet for us, you Christ! Who was it that struck you? "