²⁷ Again Peter said no. At that exact moment a rooster began to crow.

Jesus Is Brought to Pilate

²⁸ Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning. The Jewish leaders did not want to be made “unclean.” They wanted to be able to eat the Passover meal. So they did not enter the palace. ²⁹ Pilate came out to them. He asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”