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Now thy who had apprehended Jesus ,
brought him to Caiaphas the high priest ,
with whom the scribes and the elders were assembled .
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But Peter followed him at a distance ,
to the court of the high priest '
s house ,
and having gone in ,
sat with the officers to see the issue .
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Meantime the chief priests ,
and the elders ,
and the whole Sanhedrin ,
sought out false evidence against Jesus ,
upon which they might condemn him to die .
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But though many false witnesses appeared ,
they found it not .
At length two false witnesses came ,
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who charged him with saying ,
I can demolish the temple of God and rebuild it in three days .
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Then the high priest rising ,
said to him ,
Do you answer nothing to what these men testify against you ?
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Jesus remaining silent ,
he added ,
On the part of the living God ,
I adjure you to tell us ,
whether you be the Messiah ,
the Son of God ?
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Jesus answered him ,
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Then the high priest ,
rending his clothes ,
said ,
He has uttered blasphemy .
What further need have we of witnesses ,
now that you have heard him blaspheme ?
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What think you ?
They answered ,
He deserves to die .
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Then they spit in his face .
Some gave him blows on the head ,
and others struck him on the cheeks ,
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and said ,
Divine to us ,
Messiah ,
who it was the smote you .