24 Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

Jesus Before the Council

53 ^xAnd they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

59 Now the chief priests and the whole council¹ were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward

56 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^ydid not agree. 57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will ^zdestroy this ^atemple that is made with hands, and in ^bthree days I will build another, not made with hands.’” 59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”¹

63 But Jesus remained ^tsilent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, ^utell us ^vif you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see ^wthe Son of Man ^xseated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?” They answered, “He ^ydeserves death.”