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And they that had laid hold on Iesus, led him away to Caiaphas the high Priest, where the Scribes and the Elders were assembled.

But Peter followed him afarre off, vnto the high Priests palace, and went in, and sate with the seruants to see the end.

Now the chiefe Priests and Elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse against Iesus to put him to death,

But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build it in three dayes.

And the high Priest arose, and said vnto him, Answerest thou nothing? What is it, which these witnesse against thee?

But Iesus held his peace. And the high Priest answered, and said vnto him, I adiure thee by the liuing God, that thou tell vs, whether thou bee the Christ the Sonne of God.

Iesus saith vnto him, Thou hast saide: Neuerthelesse I say vnto you, Hereafter shall yee see the Sonne of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heauen.

Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemie: what further need haue wee of witnesses? Behold, now ye haue heard his blasphemie.

What thinke ye? They answered and said, He is guiltie of death.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and others smote him with the palmes of their hands,

Saying, Prophecie vnto vs, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee? Now Peter sate without in the palace: and a damosell came vnto him, saying, Thou also wast with Iesus of Galilee. But hee denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou saiest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maide saw him, and saide vnto them that were there, This fellow was also with Iesus of Nazareth. Then beganne hee to curse and to sweare, saying, I know not the man. And immediatly the cocke crew. And Peter remembred the words of Iesus, which said vnto him, Before the cocke crow, thou shalt denie mee thrice. And hee went out, and wept bitterly. And againe hee denied with an oath, I doe not know the man. And after a while came vnto him they that stood by, and saide to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them, for thy speech bewrayeth thee.