Verses 51 to 75

⁵¹  And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
⁵²  Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
⁵³  Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
⁵⁴  But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
⁵⁵  In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
⁵⁶  But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
⁵⁷  And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
⁵⁸  But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
⁵⁹  Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
⁶⁰  But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
⁶¹  And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
⁶²  And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
⁶³  But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
⁶⁴  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
⁶⁵  Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
⁶⁶  What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
⁶⁷  Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
⁶⁸  Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
⁶⁹  Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
⁷⁰  But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
⁷¹  And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
⁷²  And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
⁷³  And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
⁷⁴  Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
⁷⁵  And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.