^{63 Ref} And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating `him';

^{64 Ref} and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

^{65 Ref} and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.

^{66 Ref} And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,

^{67 Ref} saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe;

^{68 Ref} and if I also question `you', ye will not answer me or send me away;

^{69 Ref} henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.'

^{70 Ref} And they all said, `Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, `Ye say `it', because I am;'

^{71 Ref} and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear `it' from his mouth.'