The officersthencameto the chief priestsand Pharisees,and they saidto them, "Whydid you not bringHim?"
The Phariseesheardthe crowdmutteringthese thingsaboutHim, and the chief priestsand the Phariseessentofficersto seizeHim.
But Peterwas followingHim at a distanceas faras the courtyardof the high priest,and enteredin, and sat downwith the officersto seethe outcome.
His parentssaidthisbecausethey were afraidof the Jews;for the Jewshad alreadyagreedthat ifanyoneconfessedHim to be Christ,he was to be put out of the synagogue.
But someof them wentto the Phariseesand toldthem the things whichJesushad done.
Thereforethe chief priestsand the Phariseesconveneda council,and were saying,"Whatare we doing?For thismanis performingmanysigns.
