Jesus was brought to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the council was
assembled. The council consisted of the chief priests, scribes and
elders of the people, in all seventy-one members. They at first sought
to convict Jesus by false witnesses; but the witnesses did not agree.
Then the high priest arose and said: I adjure Thee by the living God
that Thou tell us if Thou art Christ, the Son of God. Jesus answered: I
am. Then the high priest rent his clothes and said: He has blasphemed
God. What further need have we of witnesses? They all answered: He is
worthy of death. And the servants struck Him in the face and mocked Him.
(All the Gospels.)