Luke 22:47-69

⁴⁷But while He was still speaking—wow, a crowd; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them! He approached Jesus to kiss Him (he had given them this sign, “Whomever I kiss, it is he”).

⁴⁸So Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of the Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹When those who were around Him saw what was about to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”

⁵⁰And a certain one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear!

⁵¹But Jesus reacted by saying, “Allow at least this!” and touching his ear He healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests, officers of the temple, and elders who had come against Him: “Have you come out with swords and clubs as against a bandit?

⁵³When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour; even the authority of the darkness!”

⁵⁴Then they seized, took and brought Him to the house of the high priest, with Peter following at a distance.

⁵⁵Now when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

⁵⁶Then a certain servant girl, seeing him sitting by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man also was with him.”

⁵⁷But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know him!”

⁵⁸After a little while another saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

⁵⁹Then after about an hour had passed, another started insisting, “Surely this fellow also was with him, because he is a Galilean.”

⁶⁰But Peter said, “Man, I don't know what you're talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

⁶¹And the Lord turned and looked directly at Peter; then Peter remembered the Lord's word, how He had said to him, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

⁶²And going outside he wept bitterly.

⁶³The men who were guarding Jesus started mocking and beating Him.

⁶⁴And having blindfolded Him they would hit His face and ask Him, saying: “Prophesy! Who was it who struck you?”

⁶⁵And they kept saying many other insulting things to Him.

⁶⁶As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, came together and brought Him before their council, saying,

⁶⁷“If you are the Messiah, tell us.” But He said to them: “If I tell you, you simply will not believe.

⁶⁸But if I also question you, you will neither answer nor release me.

⁶⁹Hereafter the Son of the Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”