21. Why demandest thou of me? Demand of those who have heard, what I have spoken to them; behold, they know what I have said.
22. But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?
23. Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?
24. Annas then had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
25. But Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, Art thou also of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.
26. One of the bondmen of the high priest, who was kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
27. Peter denied therefore again, and immediately the cock crew.
28. They lead therefore Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium; and it was early morn. And they entered not into the praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but eat the passover.
29. Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man?
30. They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.
31. Pilate therefore said to them, Take him, ye, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not permitted to us to put any one to death;
32. that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which he spoke, signifying what death he should die.
33. Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to him, Thou art the king of the Jews?
34. Jesus answered him, Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said it to thee concerning me?