Gospel Of Matthew

Author(s): Mark Luke John
Publisher: Mark Luke John

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"Now prophesy who hit you!" Even the servants who took him away slapped his face.
Peter, in fear, disowns his master
14:66-67 - In the meantime, while Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the High Priest's maids came and saw him warming himself. She looked closely at him, and said, "You were with the Nazarene too - with Jesus!"
14:68 - But he denied it, saying, "I don't understand. I don't know what you're talking about." And he walked out into the gateway, and a cock crew.
14:69 - Again the maid who had noticed him began to say to the men standing there, "This man is one of them!"
14:70 - But he denied it again. A few minutes later the bystanders themselves said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them. Why, you're a Galilean!"
14:71 - But he started to curse and swear, "I tell you I don't know the man you're talking about!"
14:72 - Immediately the cock crew for the second time, and back into Peter's mind came the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times." And he broke down and wept.
CHAPTER 15
Jesus before Pilate
15:1 The moment daylight came the chief priests called together a meeting of elders, scribes and members of the whole council, bound Jesus and took him off and handed him over to Pilate.
15:2 - Pilate asked him straight out, "Well, you - are you the king of the Jews?"
"Yes, I am," he replied.
15:3-4 - The chief priests brought many accusations. So Pilate questioned him again, "Have you nothing to say? Listen to all their accusations!"
15:5 - But Jesus made no further answer - to Pilate's astonishment.
15:6-9 - Now it was Pilate's custom at festival-time to release a prisoner - anyone they asked for. There was in the prison at the time, with some other rioters who had committed murder in a recent outbreak, a man called Barabbas. The crowd surged forward and began to demand that Pilate should do what he usually did for them. So he spoke to them, "Do you want me to set free the king of the Jews for you?"