Jesus

While Yeshua was still speaking, Y'hudah (one of the Twelve!) came, and with him a crowd carrying swords and clubs, from the head cohanim, the Torah-teachers and the elders.

The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: "The man I kiss is the one you want. Grab him, and take him away under guard."

As he ar ived, he went right up to Yeshua, said, "Rabbi!" and kissed him.

Then they laid hold of Yeshua and arrested him;

Yeshua addressed them: "So you came out to take me with swords and clubs, the way you would the leader of a rebellion?

Every day I was with you in the Temple court, teaching, and you didn't seize me then! But let the Tanakh be fulfilled."

And they all deserted him and ran away.

There was one young man who did try to follow him; but he was wearing only a nightshirt; and when they tried to seize him,

They led Yeshua to the cohen hagadol, with whom all the head cohanim, elders and Torah-teachers were assembling.

Kefa followed him at a distance right into the courtyard of the cohen hagadol, where he sat down with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.

The head cohanim and the whole Sanhedrin tried to find evidence against Yeshua, so that they might have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

For many people gave false evidence against him, but their testimonies didn't agree.

Some stood up and gave this false testimony:

"We heard him say, `I will destroy this Temple made with hands; and in three days I will build another one, not made with hands.'"

The cohen hagadol stood up in the front and asked Yeshua, "Have you nothing to say to the accusations these men are making?"

But he remained silent and made no reply. Again the cohen hagadol questioned him: "Are you the Mashiach, Ben-HaM'vorakh?"

"I AM," answered Yeshua. "Moreover, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of HaG'vurah and coming on the clouds of heaven."

You heard him blaspheme! What is your decision?" And they all declared him guilty and subject to the death penalty.

Then some began spitting at him; and after blindfolding him, they started pounding him with their fists and saying to him, "Let's see you prophesy!" And as the guards took him, they beat him too.

saw Kefa warming himself, took a look at him, and said, "You were with the man from Natzeret, Yeshua!"

At this he began to invoke a curse on himself as he swore, "I do not know this man you are telling me about!" --

and immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Kefa remembered what Yeshua had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will disown me three times." And throwing himself down, he burst into tears.

As soon as it was morning, the head cohanim held a council meeting with the elders, the Torah-teachers and the whole Sanhedrin. Then they put Yeshua in chains, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.

Pilate put this question to him: "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "The words are yours."

The head cohanim too made accusations against him,