55Now when they had lit a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat in their midst.
56And a certain servant girl, seeing him sitting at the fire and gazing at him, said, “This man was also with Him.”
57But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”
58And after a little while another person saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”
59Then after about one hour had passed, another was firmly insisting, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.”
60But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
61And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
62And going outside, Peter wept bitterly.
63Now the men who were holding Jesus were mocking Him and beating Him.
64And having blindfolded Him, they were striking His face and asking Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?”
65And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.
66And when it became day, the council of the elders of the people, the chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying,
67“If You are the Messiah, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe.
68But if I also question you, you will by no means answer Me or release Me.
69Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”