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Matthew:26:57 @
And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas ,
the high priest ,
where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together .
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Matthew:26:58 @
But Peter went after him at a distance ,
to the house of the high priest ,
and went in and took his seat with the servants ,
to see the end .
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Matthew:26:59 @
Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus ,
so that they might put him to death ;
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Matthew:26:60 @
And they were not able to get it ,
though a number of false witnesses came .
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Matthew:26:61 @
But later there came two who said ,
This man said ,
I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction ,
and to put it up again in three days .
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Matthew:26:62 @
And the high priest got up and said to him ,
Have you no answer ?
what is it which these say against you ?
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Matthew:26:63 @
But Jesus said not a word .
And the high priest said to him ,
I put you on oath ,
by the living God ,
that you will say to us if you are the Christ ,
the Son of God .
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Matthew:26:64 @
Jesus says to him ,
You say so :
but I say to you ,
From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power ,
and coming on the clouds of heaven .
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Matthew:26:65 @
Then the high priest ,
violently parting his robes ,
said ,
He has said evil against God :
what more need have we of witnesses ?
for now his words against God have come to your ears :
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Matthew:26:66 @
What is your opinion ?
They made answer and said ,
It is right for him to be put to death .
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Matthew:26:67 @
Then they put shame on him ,
and were cruel to him :
and some gave him blows ,
saying ,
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Matthew:26:68 @
Be a prophet ,
O Christ ,
and say who gave you a blow !