The Jewish trial of Jesus

We read in John 18:12ff of our Lord's arrest and having been bound, then taken to be tried before the religious and civil authorities. In verses 12 through 29 we have recorded for us Jesus having been brought before Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, "the high priest that year." In this account we also read of Peter's lapse of faith in that he denied having known Jesus. This is the passage to which we give our attention today.