While Yeshua was still speaking, here came Judah, one of the Twelve, and with him a big crowd with swords and clubs, from the ruling kohanim and elders of the people.
Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The One I kiss, He’s the One—seize Him!’
And immediately Judah drew near to Yeshua and said, “Shalom, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
“Friend,” Yeshua said to him, “do what you’ve come to do.” Then they came up and threw their hands on Yeshua and seized Him.
And suddenly, one of those with Yeshua stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and he struck the kohen gadol ’s servant and cut off his ear.
Then Yeshua said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.
Or do you suppose that I cannot call on My Father, and at once He will place at My side twelve legions of angels?
How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?”
At that hour Yeshua said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, to capture Me as you would a revolutionary? Every day I sat teaching in the Temple, and you didn’t seize Me.
But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples fled, abandoning Him.
Now those who had seized Yeshua led Him away to Caiaphas, the kohen gadol , where the Torah scholars and elders had gathered.
Peter was following Him from a distance as far as the courtyard of the kohen gadol . And after going inside, he was sitting with the guards, to see the outcome.
Now the ruling kohanim and all the Sanhedrin kept trying to get false testimony against Yeshua so they could put Him to death.
But they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward
and said, “This fellow said, ‘I’m able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days!’”
The kohen gadol stood up and said to Yeshua, “Have You no answer? What’s this they’re testifying against You?”
But Yeshua kept silent. The kohen gadol said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God, tell us if You are Mashiach Ben-Elohim!”
“As you have said,” replied Yeshua. “Besides that, I tell you, soon after you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Then the kohen gadol tore his clothes and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, you’ve heard the blasphemy.
What’s your verdict?” “Guilty,” they answered. “He deserves death!”
Then they spat in His face and pounded Him with their fists. Others slapped Him and demanded,
“Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Which one hit You?”
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting in the courtyard. A servant girl came over to him and said, “You also were with Yeshua of the Galilee.”
But he denied it before everyone, saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
When he went onto the porch, another servant girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Yeshua ha-Natzrati.”
Again he denied it with an oath: “I don’t know the Man!”
A little while later, some of the bystanders approached Peter and said to him, “Surely you’re one of them, too—your accent gives you away.”
Then he began to curse and to swear an oath: “I do not know the Man!” Right then, a rooster crowed.
Then Peter reminded himself of the word Yeshua had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went away and wept bitterly.
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