57. But Peter said this was not true. He said, “Girl, I don’t know him.”
58. A short time later, another person saw Peter and said, “You are also one of them.”But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”
59. About an hour later, another man insisted, “It is true! This man was with him. He is from Galilee!”
60. But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about!”Immediately, while Peter was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
61. Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered what the Lord had said: “Before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”
62. Then Peter went outside and cried with much pain in his heart.
63-64. Some men were guarding Jesus. They made fun of him like this: They covered his eyes so that he could not see them. Then they hit him and said, “Prove that you are a prophet, and tell us who hit you!”
65. The men said many cruel things to Jesus.
66. When day came, the elders of the people, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law came together. They led Jesus away to their highest court.
67. They said, “If you are the Christ, then tell us that you are!”Jesus said to them, “If I tell you I am the Christ, you will not believe me.
68. And if I ask you, you will not answer.
69. But beginning now, the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of the powerful God.”
70. They all said, “Then are you the Son of God?”Jesus said to them, “Yes, you are right when you say that I am.”
71. They said, “Why do we need witnesses now? We ourselves heard him say this!”