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GOSPELS (915) THE HOLY PASSION
Third Gospel According to Matthew, Per. 109.
At that time, the soldiers who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest where the scribes and the presbyters were as- sembled. But Peter followed high priest. Having entered in, he sat with the officers to see 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, “I adjure you by the living God, to tell us wheth- er you are the Christ, the Son of God: Jesus re- plied, “You have said it! Nevertheless, I tell you that after this, you will see the Son of Man sit- ting at the right hand of the of the Power, com- ing on the clouds of heaven.” Then the high priest