63. The men who were guarding Jesus mocked him and beat him.
64. They blindfolded him and asked him, “Who hit you? Guess!”
65. And they said many other insulting things to him.
66. When day came, the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law met together, and Jesus was brought before the Council.
67. “Tell us,” they said, “are you the Messiah?”He answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me;
68. and if I ask you a question, you will not answer.