Mark 14:53-65

Jesus Before the Council

53 ¹And ²they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

54 ³And ⁴Peter had followed him at a distance, ⁵right into ⁶the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ⁷the guards and ⁸warming himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council^[a] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

56 ⁹For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ¹⁰did not agree.

57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,

58 ¹¹"We heard him say, ¹²'I will destroy this temple ¹³that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ¹⁴not made with hands.'"

59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree.

60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?"^[b]

61 But ¹⁵he remained silent and made no answer. ¹⁶Again the high priest asked him, "Are you ¹⁷the Christ, the Son of ¹⁸the Blessed?"

62 And Jesus said, "I am, and ¹⁹you will see the Son of Man ²⁰seated at the right hand of Power, and ²¹coming with the clouds of heaven."

63 And the high priest ²²tore his garments and said, "What further witnesses do we need?

64 You have heard ²³his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they ²⁴all condemned him as ²⁵deserving death.

65 ²⁶And some began ²⁷to spit on him and ²⁸to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him ²⁹with blows.