57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, in whose house the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 But Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and going inside, he sat with the guards in order to see how this would end. 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward 61 and said, 鈥淭his fellow said, 鈥業 am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.鈥� 鈥� 62 The high priest stood up and said, 鈥淗ave you no answer? What is it that they testify against you?鈥� 63 But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest said to him, 鈥淚 put you under oath before the living God, tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.鈥� 64 Jesus said to him, 鈥淵ou have said so. But I tell you, From now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.鈥� 65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, 鈥淗e has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your verdict?鈥� They answered, 鈥淗e deserves death.鈥� 67 Then they spat in his face and struck him; and some slapped him, 68 saying, 鈥淧rophesy to us, you Messiah! Who is it that struck you?鈥�
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant-girl came to him and said, 鈥淵ou also were with Jesus the Galilean.鈥� 70 But he denied it before all of them, saying, 鈥淚 do not know what you are talking about.鈥� 71 When he went out to the porch, another servant-girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, 鈥淭his man was with Jesus of Nazareth.鈥� 72 Again he denied it with an oath, 鈥淚 do not know the man.鈥� 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 鈥淐ertainly you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you.鈥� 74 Then he began to curse, and he swore an oath, 鈥淚 do not know the man!鈥� At that moment the cock crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: 鈥淏efore the cock crows, you will deny me three times.鈥� And he went out and wept bitterly.
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Transcript
Matthew鈥檚 account of Jesus before the chief priests again follows Mark鈥檚 narrative quite closely.聽 There is a meeting of the chief priests and the whole council on the first night of Passover, false or conflicting testimony is given, and the high priest asks Jesus a crucial question.
The rather small differences between Matthew and Mark include Jesus being asked if he is Son of God rather than Son of the Blessed and Peter only swearing an oath that that he does not know Jesus, unlike cursing Jesus as he does in Mark鈥檚 presentation.