Mark 14:53-72

⁵³They led Jesus away to the high priest. There came together with him all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. ⁵⁴Peter had followed him afar off, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none. ⁵⁶For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn`t agree with each other. <sup>57</sup>Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying, <sup>58</sup>"We heard him say, `I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.`" ⁵⁹Even so their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰The high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer? What is it which these testify against you?" ⁶¹But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" ⁶²Jesus said, "I AM. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky." ⁶³The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses? ⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?" They all condemned him to be worthy of death. ⁶⁵Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, "Prophesy!" The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

⁶⁶As Peter was beneath in the court, one of the maids of the high priest came, ⁶⁷and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, "You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus." ⁶⁸But he denied it, saying, "I neither know, nor understand what you are saying." He went out into the porch, and the cock crowed. ⁶⁹The maid saw him, and began again to tell those who stood by, "This is one of them." ⁷⁰But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, "You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it." ⁷¹But he began to curse, and to swear, "I don`t know this man of whom you speak!" ⁷²The cock crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times." When he thought about that, he wept.