and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 26:61 in context
Matthew 26:58–64
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But Peter followed him from a distance to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.
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Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,
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and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward
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and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”
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The high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these testify against you?”
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But Jesus stayed silent. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
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Jesus said to him, “You have said so. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.”
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