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And a young man followed him ,
with nothing but a linen cloth about his body ;
and they seized him ,
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but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked .
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And they led Jesus to the high priest ;
and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled .
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And Peter had followed him at a distance ,
right into the courtyard of the high priest ;
and he was sitting with the guards ,
and warming himself at the fire .
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Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death ;
but they found none .
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For many bore false witness against him ,
and their witness did not agree .
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And some stood up and bore false witness against him ,
saying ,
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We heard him say , `
I will destroy this temple that is made with hands ,
and in three days I will build another ,
not made with hands .'"
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Yet not even so did their testimony agree .
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And the high priest stood up in the midst ,
and asked Jesus , "
Have you no answer to make ?
What is it that these men testify against you ?"
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But he was silent and made no answer .
Again the high priest asked him , "
Are you the Christ ,
the Son of the Blessed ?"
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And Jesus said , "
I am ;
and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power ,
and coming with the clouds of heaven ."
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And the high priest tore his garments ,
and said , "
Why do we still need witnesses ?
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You have heard his blasphemy .
What is your decision ?"
And they all condemned him as deserving death .
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And some began to spit on him ,
and to cover his face ,
and to strike him ,
saying to him , "
Prophesy !"
And the guards received him with blows .
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And as Peter was below in the courtyard ,
one of the maids of the high priest came ;
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and seeing Peter warming himself ,
she looked at him ,
and said , "
You also were with the Nazarene ,
Jesus ."
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But he denied it ,
saying , "
I neither know nor understand what you mean ."
And he went out into the gateway .
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And the maid saw him ,
and began again to say to the bystanders , "
This man is one of them ."
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But again he denied it .
And after a little while again the bystanders said to Peter , "
Certainly you are one of them ;
for you are a Galilean ."
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But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear , "
I do not know this man of whom you speak ."
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And immediately the cock crowed a second time .
And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him , "
Before the cock crows twice ,
you will deny me three times ."
And he broke down and wept .