Mark 14:57

57 And some stood up [and] began to give false testimony against him, saying,

Mark 14:57 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:57

And there arose certain
Two false witnesses, as in ( Matthew 26:60 ) , who stood up in court; for witnesses were obliged to stand, whilst they gave in their testimony:

``says R. Bo, in the name of R. Hona, witnesses ought (dwmel) , "to stand", whilst they bear witness; as it is said, ( Deuteronomy 19:17 ) . "Both the men shall stand" ^F13''

And bare false witness against him, saying;
as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 T. Herios. Sanhedrin, fol. 21. 3. & Yoma, fol. 43. 2. Maimon. Hilch. Sanhedrin, c. 21. sect. 3.

Mark 14:57 In-Context

55 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find [it].

56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony was not consistent.

57 And some stood up [and] began to give false testimony against him, saying,

58 "We heard him saying, 'I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands."

59 And their testimony was not even consistent about this.

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("stood up") has been translated as a finite verb
• [b]. The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began to give false testimony")