The Life of Jesus

and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, `And this one was with him!'

and he disowned him, saying, `Woman, I have not known him.'

And after a little, another having seen him, said, `And thou art of them!' and Peter said, `Man, I am not.'

And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, `Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;'

and Peter said, `Man, I have not known what thou sayest;' and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew.

And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him--`Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;'

and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.

And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating him ;

and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.

And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,

saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe;

and if I also question you , ye will not answer me or send me away;

henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.'

And they all said, `Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, `Ye say it , because I am;'

and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'

And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him to Pilate,

and began to accuse him, saying, `This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

And Pilate questioned him, saying, `Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, `Thou dost say it .'

And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, `I find no fault in this man;'

and they were the more urgent, saying--`He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea--having begun from Galilee--unto this place.'

And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,

and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.