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he touched the ear and healed him. Then he said to those who had come to him, the chief priests, the magistrates of the temple, and the elders: Have you come out with swords and clubs as if against a thief? When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on me: but this is your hour and the power of darkness. And having seized him, they led him into the house of the chief priest. Peter, however, followed from afar. And when a fire was kindled in the middle of the courtyard, and they were sitting together, Peter was in their midst. When a certain maidservant saw him sitting by the light and had looked at him, she said: This man also was with him. But he denied him, saying: Woman, I do not know him. And after a little while, another, seeing him, said: You are also one of them. Peter, however, said: O man, I am not. And after an interval of about one hour, another certain man affirmed, saying: Truly, this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean. And Peter said: Man, I do not know what you are saying. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, as he had said: Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times. And going outside, he wept bitterly. And the men who held him mocked him, striking him. And they blindfolded him and struck his face. And they asked him, saying:

Prophesy. Who is it that struck you? And they said many other blasphemous things against him. And when day came, the elders of the people, the chief priests, and the scribes gathered together. And they led him into their council, saying: If you are the Christ, tell us. And he said to them: If I tell you, you will not believe me. And if I also ask you, you will not answer me, nor will you release me. But from now on the Son of Man will be sitting at the right hand of the power of God. Then they all said: Are you therefore the Son of God? He said: You say that I am. But they said:

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What further testimony do we need? For we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth. And the whole multitude of them arose: and they led him to Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying in many ways: We have found this man subverting our nation and forbidding the paying of taxes to Caesar: and saying that he himself is Christ the King. Pilate, however, asked him, saying: Are you the King of the Jews? But he, answering, said: You say it. But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds: I find no cause in this man. But they grew more insistent, saying: He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all of Judea, beginning from Galilee, even to this place. But Pilate, hearing of Galilee, asked if the man were a Galilean. And when he learned that he was under Herod's authority, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also in Jerusalem in those days. And Herod, seeing Jesus, was very glad. For he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. And he questioned him with many words. But he answered him nothing. The chief priests and the scribes also stood by, constantly accusing him. And Herod, with his army, mocked him and, having arrayed him in a white garment, sent him back to