63 But (A)Jesus kept silent. (B)And the high priest said to Him, “I (C)place You under oath by (D)the living God, to tell us whether You are the [a]Christ, (E)the Son of God.” 64 Jesus *said to him, (F)You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see (G)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and (H)coming on the clouds of heaven.”

65 Then the high priest (I)tore his [b]robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? See, you have now heard the blasphemy; 66 what do you think?” They answered, “(J)He deserves death!”

67 (K)Then they (L)spit in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others [c]slapped Him, 68 and said, “(M)Prophesy to us, You [d]Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

Peter’s Denials

69 (N)Now Peter was sitting outside in the (O)courtyard, and a slave woman came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.” 71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another slave woman saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it, with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “You really are one of them as well, (P)since even the way you talk [e]gives you away.” 74 Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the statement that Jesus had [f]made: (Q)Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:63 I.e., Messiah
  2. Matthew 26:65 Or outer garments
  3. Matthew 26:67 Or possibly beat Him with rods
  4. Matthew 26:68 I.e., Messiah
  5. Matthew 26:73 Lit makes you evident
  6. Matthew 26:75 Lit said

63 But Jesus remained silent.(A)

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(B) by the living God:(C) Tell us if you are the Messiah,(D) the Son of God.”(E)

64 “You have said so,”(F) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One(G) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a](H)

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(I) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,”(J) they answered.

67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.(K) Others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”(L)

Peter Disowns Jesus(M)

69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.

70 But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.

71 Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”

73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(N) And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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  1. Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

67 (A)If You are the [a]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; 68 and if I ask a question, you will not answer. 69 (B)But from now on (C)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 And they all said, “So You are (D)the Son of God?” And He said to them, (E)You say correctly that I am.” 71 And then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”

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  1. Luke 22:67 I.e., Messiah

67 “If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”

Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, 68 and if I asked you, you would not answer.(A) 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”(B)

70 They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?”(C)

He replied, “You say that I am.”(D)

71 Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”

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