52. he left the cloth in their hands and ran away naked.
53. Those who arrested Jesus led him to the house of the high priest. All the leading priests, the older Jewish leaders, and the teachers of the law were gathered there.
54. Peter followed Jesus but stayed back at a distance. He followed him to the yard of the high priest’s house. He went into the yard and sat there with the guards, warming himself by their fire.
55. The leading priests and the whole high council tried to find something that Jesus had done wrong so they could kill him. But the council could find no proof that would allow them to kill Jesus.
56. Many people came and told lies against Jesus, but they all said different things. None of them agreed.
57. Then some others stood up and told more lies against Jesus. They said,
58. “We heard this man say, ‘I will destroy this Temple built by human hands. And three days later, I will build another Temple not made by human hands.’”
59. But also what these people said did not agree.
60. Then the high priest stood up before everyone and said to Jesus, “These people said things against you. Do you have something to say about their charges? Are they telling the truth?”
61. But Jesus said nothing to answer him. The high priest asked Jesus another question: “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the blessed God?”
62. Jesus answered, “Yes, I am the Son of God. And in the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of God All-Powerful. And you will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven.”
63. When the high priest heard this, he tore his clothes in anger. He said, “We don’t need any more witnesses!
64. You all heard these insults to God. What do you think?” Everyone agreed that Jesus was guilty and must be killed.