52. Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.
53. Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
54. How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?"
55. At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.
56. But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets." Then all the disciples left Him and fled.
57. Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
58. But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.
59. Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.
60. They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,