54. Peter had followed Him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the kohen gadol . He was sitting with the guards, warming himself by the fire.
55. Now the ruling kohanim and all the Sanhedrin kept trying to get evidence against Yeshua so they could put Him to death, but they weren’t finding any.
56. Many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony wasn’t consistent.
57. Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,
58. “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”
59. Yet even then, their testimony didn’t agree.
60. The kohen gadol stood up in the middle and questioned Yeshua, saying, “Do You have no answer? What is this they’re testifying against You?”
61. But keeping silent, Yeshua did not answer. Again the kohen gadol questioned Him, “Are you Mashiach, Son of the Blessed One?”
62. “I am,” said Yeshua, “and you shall see ‘the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Powerful One,’ and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven’!”
63. Tearing his clothes, the kohen gadol says, “Why do we still need witnesses?