Mat 26:47-75, Mar 14:43-72 | ESV | STEP | While he was still speaking , Judas came , one of the twelve , and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs , from the chief priests and the elders of the people .

47 ^aWhile he was still speaking, ^bJudas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, ^cRabbi!” And he kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, ^d“Friend, ^edo what you came to do.” ^{▼▼Or Friend, why are you here?} Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his ^gsword and struck the servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For ⁱall who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 ^jDo you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me ^kmore than twelve ^llegions of angels? 54 ^mBut how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” 55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day ⁿI sat in the temple ^oteaching, and you did not seize me. 56 But ^pall this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” ^qThen all the disciples left him and fled.

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

57 ^rThen ^sthose who had seized Jesus led him to ^tCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 And ^uPeter was following him at a distance, as far as ^vthe courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with ^wthe guards to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council ^{▼▼Greek Sanhedrin} ^ywere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, ^zthough many false witnesses came forward. At last ^aatwo came forward 61 and said, “This man said, ^ab‘I am able to ^acdestroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” ^{▼▼Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?} 63 ^aeBut Jesus remained silent. ^afAnd the high priest said to him, ^ag“I adjure you by ^ahthe living God, ^aitell us if you are ^ajthe Christ, ^akthe Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, ^al“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ^amyou will see the Son of Man ^anseated at the right hand of Power and ^aocoming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest ^aptore his robes and said, ^aq“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?” They answered, ^ar“He deserves death.” 67 Then ^asthey spit in his face ^atand ^austruck him. And some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you ^avChrist! Who is it that struck you?”

Peter Denies Jesus

69 ^awNow Peter was sitting outside ^axin the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^ayof Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^azyour accent betrays you.” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^ba“Before the rooster crows, you will ^bbdeny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

Mark 14:43-72

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

43 ^bcAnd immediately, while he was still speaking, ^bdJudas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” 45 And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ^be“Rabbi!” And he ^bfkissed him. 46 And they laid hands on him and seized him. 47 But one of those who stood by drew his ^bgsword and struck the servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} of the high priest and cut off his ear. 48 And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 ^biDay after day I was with you in the temple ^bjteaching, and you did not seize me. But ^bklet the Scriptures be fulfilled.” 50 ^blAnd they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

51 And a young man followed him, with nothing but ^bma linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, 52 but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Jesus Before the Council

53 ^bnAnd ^bothey led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 ^bpAnd ^bqPeter had followed him at a distance, ^brright into ^bsthe courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^btthe guards and ^buwarming himself at the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole council ^{▼▼Greek Sanhedrin} were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56 ^bwFor many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^bxdid not agree. 57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 ^by“We heard him say, ^bz‘I will destroy this temple ^cathat is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^cbnot made with hands.’” 59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” ^{▼▼Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?} 61 But ^cdhe remained silent and made no answer. ^ceAgain the high priest asked him, “Are you ^cfthe Christ, the Son of ^cgthe Blessed?” 62 And Jesus said, “I am, and ^chyou will see the Son of Man ^ciseated at the right hand of Power, and ^cjcoming with the clouds of heaven.” 63 And the high priest ^cktore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? 64 You have heard ^clhis blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^cmall condemned him as ^cndeserving death. 65 ^coAnd some began ^cpto spit on him and ^cqto cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^crwith blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

66 ^csAnd as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter ^ctwarming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway ^{▼▼Or forecourt} and ^cvthe rooster crowed. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit and the rooster crowed} 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” 72 And immediately the rooster crowed ^cxa second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^cy“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^czdeny me three times.” And he broke down and wept. ^{▼▼Or And when he had thought about it, he wept}