The Life of Jesus

Whom when a certain servant maid had seen sitting at the light and had earnestly beheld him, she said: This man also was with him.

But he denied him, saying: Woman, I know him not.

And after a little while, another seeing him, said: Thou also art one of them. But Peter said: O man, I am not.

And after the space, as it were of one hour, another certain man affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man was also with him: for he is also a Galilean.

And Peter said: Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, as he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

And the Lord turning looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, as he had said: Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny thrice.

And Peter going out, wept bitterly.

And the men that held him mocked him and struck him.

And they blindfolded him and smote his face. And they asked him saying: Prophesy: Who is it that struck thee?

And blaspheming, many other things they said against him.

And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the people and the chief priests and scribes came together. And they brought him into their council saying: If thou be the Christ, tell us.

And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me.

And if I shall also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

But hereafter the Son of man shall be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.

Then said they all: Art thou then the Son of God? Who said: You say that I am.

And they said: What need we any further testimony? For we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.

And the whole multitude of them, rising up, led him to Pilate.

And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.

And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man.

But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man were of Galilee?

And when he understood that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem in those days.

And Herod seeing Jesus, was very glad: for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

And he questioned him in many words. But he answered him nothing.