Author: Jill

JESUS
IS TAKEN TO THE HIGH PRIEST
By Jill Kemp
Illustrated by Richard Gunther
God’s Law to Moses said that no one could be punished unless two people
agreed about what they saw and heard. No two people could blame Jesus.
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JESUS
IS TAKEN TO THE HIGH PRIEST
By Jill Kemp
Illustrated by Richard Gunther
God’s Law to Moses said that no one could be punished unless two people
agreed about what they saw and heard. No two people could blame Jesus.
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Judas Iscariot showed the High
Priest’s soldiers where to find Jesus.
They arrested him, bullied and
mocked him and treated him badly.
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Judas Iscariot showed the High
Priest’s soldiers where to find Jesus.
They arrested him, bullied and
mocked him and treated him badly.
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Then they took Jesus to the home of
Annas the High Priest. The High Priests
were jealous because so many people
followed Jesus. They wanted Jesus to die.
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Then they took Jesus to the home of
Annas the High Priest. The High Priests
were jealous because so many people
followed Jesus. They wanted Jesus to die.
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Annas sent Jesus to the palace of Caiaphas,
the High Priest who was in charge, to see if
he could find something Jesus had done
wrong, so they could get rid of him.
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Annas sent Jesus to the palace of Caiaphas,
the High Priest who was in charge, to see if
he could find something Jesus had done
wrong, so they could get rid of him.
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Peter and another one of his disciples
were standing nearby and a man
recognized Peter, but he pretended
that he didn’t know Jesus.
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Peter and another one of his disciples
were standing nearby and a man
recognized Peter, but he pretended
that he didn’t know Jesus.
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Caiaphas asked Jesus what he had been teaching.
Jesus said, “I have always taught in places
where anyone can hear me. Ask anyone
who was there. They know what I said.”
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Caiaphas asked Jesus what he had been teaching.
Jesus said, “I have always taught in places
where anyone can hear me. Ask anyone
who was there. They know what I said.”
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Although many people in the crowd
accused Jesus of breaking God's
Laws, none of them could agree
on what he had done wrong.
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Although many people in the crowd
accused Jesus of breaking God's
Laws, none of them could agree
on what he had done wrong.
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Caiaphas was very angry that he couldn’t
find any two people to blame Jesus.
He sent Jesus to the Roman Governor’s
palace to be judged by Pontius Pilot.
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Caiaphas was very angry that he couldn’t
find any two people to blame Jesus.
He sent Jesus to the Roman Governor’s
palace to be judged by Pontius Pilot.
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