Event

Jewish Trials

Name: Jewish Trials
Location: Jerusalem

Date:: 0030-04-04
Duration:: 1 day

After his arrest, Jesus is brought before the Jewish high priest and the Sanhedrin, where he is questioned, accused of blasphemy for affirming he is the Son of God, and condemned as deserving death, before being handed over to the Roman governor Pilate for execution (Matthew 26:57-27:2).

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Part of 1

Holy Week

Preceded by 1

Prayer and Betrayal in Gethsemane

Followed by 1

Judas' Suicide

Participants 4

Apostles (The Eleven)Caiaphas Jesus Simon

Locations 1

Jerusalem

Described in 74

Reference	Verse
Matthew 26:57	And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Matthew 26:58	But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Matthew 26:59	Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Matthew 26:60	But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
Matthew 26:61	And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Matthew 26:62	And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Matthew 26:63	But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 26:64	Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 26:65	Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Matthew 26:66	What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Matthew 26:67	Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Matthew 26:68	Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
Matthew 26:69	Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Matthew 26:70	But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
Matthew 26:71	And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
Matthew 26:72	And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
Matthew 26:73	And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Matthew 26:74	Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Matthew 26:75	And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
Matthew 27:1	When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

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