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====Examination by Annas====  

====Examination by Annas====  

   

   

Annas entered his spacious audience chamber, seated himself in a large chair, and commanded that Jesus be brought before him. After a few moments spent in silently surveying the Master, he said:  

Annas entered his spacious audience chamber, seated himself in a large chair, and commanded that Jesus be brought before him.  

 

After a few moments spent in silently surveying the Master, he said:  

*"You realize that something must be done about your teaching since you are disturbing the peace and order of our country."  

*"You realize that something must be done about your teaching since you are disturbing the peace and order of our country."  

The Master looked full into his eyes but made no reply. Again Annas spoke:  

The Master looked full into his eyes but made no reply.  

 

Again Annas spoke:  

*"What are the names of your disciples, besides Simon Zelotes, the agitator?"

*"What are the names of your disciples, besides Simon Zelotes, the agitator?"

Again Jesus looked down upon him, but he did not answer. Annas, disturbed:  

Again Jesus looked down upon him, but he did not answer.  

 

Annas, disturbed:  

*"Do you have no care as to whether I am friendly to you or not? Do you have no regard for the power I have in determining the issues of your coming trial?"  

*"Do you have no care as to whether I am friendly to you or not? Do you have no regard for the power I have in determining the issues of your coming trial?"  

*"My friend, if I have spoken evil, bear witness against the evil, but if I have spoken the truth, why then should you smite me?"   

*"My friend, if I have spoken evil, bear witness against the evil, but if I have spoken the truth, why then should you smite me?"   

Although Annas regretted that his steward had struck Jesus, he was too proud to take notice of the matter. In his confusion he went into another room, leaving Jesus alone with the household attendants and the temple guards for almost an hour. When he returned, going up to the Master's side, he said:  

Although Annas regretted that his steward had struck Jesus, he was too proud to take notice of the matter. In his confusion he went into another room, leaving Jesus alone with the household attendants and the temple guards for almost an hour.  

 

When he returned, going up to the Master's side, he said:  

*"Do you claim to be the Messiah, the deliverer of Israel?"  

*"Do you claim to be the Messiah, the deliverer of Israel?"  

====Before the Court of Sanhedrists====  

====Before the Court of Sanhedrists====  

Jesus appeared before this court clothed in his usual garments and with his hands bound together behind his back. The entire court was startled and somewhat confused by his majestic appearance. Throughout all this false testimony the Master never said a word. Although the high priest shouted at Jesus:  

Jesus appeared before this court clothed in his usual garments and with his hands bound together behind his back. The entire court was startled and somewhat confused by his majestic appearance. Throughout all this false testimony the Master never said a word.  

 

Although the high priest shouted at Jesus:  

*"Do you not answer any of these charges?"  

*"Do you not answer any of these charges?"  

*"He is worthy of death. Let him be crucified."

*"He is worthy of death. Let him be crucified."

Annas desired that the trial proceed further, but he did not succeed in keeping control of the court. After Jesus had so unexpectedly answered Caiaphas, the high priest stepped forward and smote him in the face with his hand. Annas was truly shocked as the other members of the court, in passing out of the room, spit in Jesus' face, and many of them mockingly slapped him with the palms of their hands. And thus in disorder and with such unheard-of confusion this first session of the Sanhedrist trial of Jesus ended at half past four o'clock. Jesus was left in the audience chamber in the custody of the temple guards, who, with the servants of the high priest, amused themselves by heaping every sort of indignity upon the Son of Man. Throughout this awful hour Jesus uttered no word. At five-thirty o'clock the court reassembled, and Jesus was led into the adjoining room, where John was waiting. At six o'clock that morning Jesus was led forth from the home of Caiaphas to appear before Pilate for confirmation of the sentence of death that this Sanhedrist court had so unjustly and irregularly decreed.

Annas desired that the trial proceed further, but he did not succeed in keeping control of the court.  

 

After Jesus had so unexpectedly answered Caiaphas, the high priest stepped forward and smote him in the face with his hand. Annas was truly shocked as the other members of the court, in passing out of the room, spit in Jesus' face, and many of them mockingly slapped him with the palms of their hands. And thus in disorder and with such unheard-of confusion this first session of the Sanhedrist trial of Jesus ended at half past four o'clock.  

 

 

 

Jesus was left in the audience chamber in the custody of the temple guards, who, with the servants of the high priest, amused themselves by heaping every sort of indignity upon the Son of Man.  

 

Throughout this awful hour Jesus uttered no word.  

 

 

 

At five-thirty o'clock the court reassembled, and Jesus was led into the adjoining room, where John was waiting. Here the Roman soldier and the temple guards watched over Jesus while the court began the formulation of the charges which were to be presented to Pilate. Annas made it clear to his associates that the charge of blasphemy would carry no weight with Pilate. Judas was present during this second meeting of the court, but he gave no testimony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At six o'clock that morning Jesus was led forth from the home of Caiaphas to appear before Pilate for confirmation of the sentence of death that this Sanhedrist court had so unjustly and irregularly decreed.

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