52 aThen Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a brobber, with swords and clubs?
53 When I was with you daily in the atemple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your bhour, and the power of darkness.”
Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly
54 aHaving arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. bBut Peter followed at a distance.
55 aNow when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.
56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”
57 But he denied1 Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”
58 aAnd after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”
59 aThen after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a bGalilean.”
60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!” Immediately, while he was still speaking,1 the rooster crowed.
61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then aPeter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, b“Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.
Jesus Mocked and Beaten
63 aNow the men who held Jesus mocked Him and bbeat Him.
64 1And having blindfolded Him, they astruck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?”
65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
66 aAs soon as it was day, bthe elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying,
67 a“If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will bby no means believe.
69 aHereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”
70 Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” So He said to them, a“You rightly say that I am.”
71 aAnd they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Luke 22:54.
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