Matthew 26:57-62
Condemned by the Sanhedrin
26:57 Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.
26:58 But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.
26:59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
26:60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
26:61 and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
26:62 So the high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”