Luke 22:54–71 · BSB
22:54
Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
22:55
When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
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22:56
A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
22:57
But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
22:58
A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
22:59
About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
22:60
“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
22:61
And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
22:62
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
22:63
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
22:64
They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
22:65
And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
22:66
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
22:67
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
22:68
And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
22:69
But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
22:70
So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
22:71
“Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
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