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GOSPELS (875) THE HOLY PASSION
my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels? How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen this way?” In that hour, Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat every day with you in the temple, teaching, and you did not arrest me there. But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets might be ful- filled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled. Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caia- phas the high priest where the scribes and the presbyters were assembled. But Peter followed high priest. Having entered in, he sat with the officers to see what would happen in the end. Now the chief priests, the presbyters, and the whole council were looking for a false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death, and they found none. Even though many false witnesses were coming forward, they found none valid. But at last, two false witnesses came forward, and they said, “This man said: I am able to destroy the sanctuary of God, and to build it in three days.” The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Do you not have any answer? What is this that these people testify against you?” But Jesus remained quiet. The high priest told him,