^{43 Ref} And immediately -- while he is yet speaking -- cometh near Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;

^{44 Ref} and he who is delivering him up had given a token to them, saying, `Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely,'

^{45 Ref} and having come, immediately, having gone near him, he saith, `Rabbi, Rabbi,' and kissed him.

^{46 Ref} And they laid on him their hands, and kept hold on him;

^{47 Ref} and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.

^{48 Ref} And Jesus answering said to them, `As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!

^{49 Ref} daily I was with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay hold on me -- but that the Writings may be fulfilled.'

^{50 Ref} And having left him they all fled;

⁵¹ and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about `his' naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,

^{52 Ref} and he, having left the linen cloth, did flee from them naked.

^{53 Ref} And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes;

^{54 Ref} and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire.

^{55 Ref} And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony -- to put him to death, and they were not finding,

⁵⁶ for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.

^{57 Ref} And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying --

^{58 Ref} `We heard him saying -- I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;'

⁵⁹ and neither so was their testimony alike.

^{60 Ref} And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'

^{61 Ref} and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, `Art thou the Christ -- the Son of the Blessed?'

^{62 Ref} and Jesus said, `I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.'

^{63 Ref} And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, `What need have we yet of witnesses?

^{64 Ref} Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?' and they all condemned him to be worthy of death,

^{65 Ref} and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, `Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.