51. And look, one of those with יהושע put out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest he cut off his ear.
52. Then יהושע said to him, “Return your sword to its place, for all who take the sword shall die by the sword.
53. “Or do you think that I am not able to pray to My Father now, and He shall provide Me with more than twelve legions of messengers?
54. “How then would the Scriptures be filled that it has to be this way?”
55. In that hour יהושע said to the crowds, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to arrest Me? Daily I sat with you, teaching in the Set-apart Place, and you did not seize Me.
56. “But all this came to be, so that the Scriptures of the prophets might be filled.” Then all the taught ones left Him and fled.
57. And those who had seized יהושע led Him away to Qayapha the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
58. But Kĕpha followed Him at a distance to the courtyard of the high priest, and he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
59. And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council were seeking false witness against יהושע to put Him to death,
60. but found none. Although many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
61. and said, “This one said, ‘I am able to destroy the Dwelling Place of Elohim and to build it in three days.’ ”