Common English Bible

Mark 14:52-57 Common English Bible (CEB)

52. but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked.

53. They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and legal experts gathered.

54. Peter followed him from a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the guards, warming himself by the fire.

55. The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they couldn’t find any.

56. Many brought false testimony against him, but they contradicted each other.

57. Some stood to offer false witness against him, saying,