47And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48And his betrayer gave them a sign, saying: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; hold him fast. 49And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. 50And Jesus said to him: Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then they came, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him fast. 51And, behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest took off his ear. 52Then says Jesus to him: Put back thy sword into its place; for all they who take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53Thinkest thou that I can not now pray to my Father, and he will send[53] me more than twelve legions of angels? 54How then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes: Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves, to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold of me. 56But all this has been done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him, and fled.
57And they who laid hold of Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 58And Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest; and entering in, he sat with the servants, to see the end.
59And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; 60and found none, though many false witnesses came. But at last came two, 61and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 62And the high priest arose, and said to him: Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee? 63But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. 64Jesus says to him: Thou saidst it. But I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying: He blasphemed! What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, ye now heard his blasphemy. 66What think ye? They answering said: He is guilty of death. 67Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him, 68saying: Prophesy to us, O Christ, who is he that struck thee?
69And Peter was sitting without, in the court. And a damsel came to him, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilæan. 70But he denied before all, saying: I know not what thou sayest. 71And he having gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there: This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. 72And again he denied, with an oath: I do not know the man. 73And after a little while, they that stood by came and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrays thee. 74Then he began to invoke curses, and to swear: I do not know the man. And immediately a cock crowed. 75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus when he said: Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
XXVII. And when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death. 2And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repenting brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4saying: I sinned in betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is it to us? Look thou to it. 5And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went away and hanged himself. 6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said: It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood. 7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8Wherefore that field was called the field of blood, unto this day.
9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
And they took the thirty pieces of silver,
The price of him that was priced,