Jesus before the Sanhedrin
57Those who had arrested Jesus brought him to the house of the High Priest Caiaphas, where the teachers of the Law and the Jewish authorities were assembled.
58Peter followed him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the High Priest; he entered and sat with the guards, waiting to see the end. 59The chief priests and the whole Supreme Council needed some false evidence against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. 60But they were unable to find any, even though false witnesses came forward. 61At last, two men came up and declared, ‘This man said: I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’
62The High Priest then stood up and asked Jesus: 
—Have you no answer at all? What is this evidence against you? 
63But Jesus kept silent.
So the High Priest said to him: 
—In the name of the living God, I command you to tell us: Are you the Messiah, the Son of God? 
64Jesus answered: 
—It is just as you say. I tell you more: from now on, you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Most Powerful God and coming on the clouds of heaven.
65Then the High Priest tore his clothes, saying: 
—He has blasphemed. What more evidence do we need? You have just heard these blasphemous words. 66What is your decision? 
They answered: 
—He must die!

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