Marks Account of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus (part three)

Through the eyes of Mark 14 

One of them that was standing there, drew a sword and cut off the ear of a servant of the chief priest. Jesus said, "Are you come out. as against a thief, with swords and staves, to take me? I was with you daily in the temple teaching; but the scripture must be fulfilled."

And then they all forsook him and fled.

There was a certain young man that had linen cloth wrapped around his naked body, and the young man grabbed him. The linen cloth fell off him and he ran away from them.

They led Jesus away to the high priest, where also the chief priests, elders, and scribes were gathered. Peter followed from a distance and went into the palace where he sat with other servants.

The council tried to find reasons for which to put Jesus to death but found none.

But then some one gave a false witness against him saying, "We heard him say, 'I will destroy the temple that was made with hands, and in three days I will rebuild the temple without hands.'"

The high priest asked Jesus what these witnesses had against him. But Jesus said nothing in his defense. The high priest then asked him, "Art thou the Christ, the Son of the blessed?"

Jesus said, "I am and you will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven."

The high priest tore at his clothes and then asked what need they had of any further witnesses, because they had heard the blasphemy and asking what they thought.And everyone condemned him to death.

The people began to spit on him, and hitting him with their hands.

One of maids of the high priest saw Peter and said to him, "You were with Jesus of Nazareth." But Peter denied it and went out on to the porch. And the crock crowed.

The maid saw him again and told those standing there, that he was one of them. And Peter denied it a second time. And after awhile, someone said "Surely, thou are one of them."  Peter began to curse and swear that he did not know this man of who they spoke.

And the cock crowed a second time and Peter was reminded of what Jesus had told him, "Before the cock crows twice, thou shall deny me thrice."

And Peter wept.

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