Matthew 26:63-75
Read Matthew 26 in full →63But aJesus kept silent. bAnd the high priest said to Him, “cI put You under oath by dthe living God, that You tell us whether You are the 1Christ, ethe Son of God.” 64Jesus *said to him, “aYou yourself said it; nevertheless I tell you, 1hereafter you will see bthe Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and ccoming on the clouds of heaven.”
65Then the high priest atore his garments and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; 66what do you think?” They answered and said, “aHe deserves death!”
67aThen they bspat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others 1slapped Him, 68and said, “aProphesy to us, O 1Christ; who is the one who hit You?”
Peter’s Denials
69aNow Peter was sitting outside in the bcourtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.” 71And when he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.” 73A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; afor even the way you talk 1gives you away.” 74Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed. 75And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “aBefore a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and cried bitterly.