Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a
fire of coals; for it was cold; and they were warming themselves; and
Peter also was with them standing and warming himself.
The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his
teaching. Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world; I
ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come
together; and in secret spake I nothing. Why askest thou me? Ask them
that have heard me, what I spake unto them: behold, these know the
things which I said."
And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck
Jesus with his hand, saying, "Answerest thou the high priest so?"
Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil;
but if well, why smitest thou me?"
Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against
Jesus to put him to death; and found it not. For many bare false
witness against him, and their witness agreed not together. And there
stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, "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." And not
even so did their witness agree together.
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying,
"Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee?"
But he held his peace, and answered nothing.
And the high priest said unto him, "I adjure thee by the living God,
that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God."
And Jesus said, "I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the
right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."
And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, "What further need
have we of witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye?"
And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.
Then did they spit in his face and buffet him. And they blindfolded
him and smote him with the palms of their hands, saying, "Prophesy
unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck thee?"