Mark 14:43-65

Betrayal and Arrest

43 ¹Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied * by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever * I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard."

45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, "²Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

48 And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

49 "Every day I was with you ³in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures."

50 And they all left Him and fled.

51 A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.

52 But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

53 ⁴They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together.

54 Peter had followed Him at a distance, ⁵right into ⁶the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and ⁷warming himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole ⁸Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

57 Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,

58 "We heard Him say, '⁹I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.' "

59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.

60 The high priest stood up and came forward * and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"

61 ¹⁰But He kept silent and did not answer. ¹¹Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

62 And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see ¹²THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and ¹³COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."

63 ¹⁴Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?

64 "You have heard the ¹⁵blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

65 Some began to ¹⁶spit at Him, and ¹⁷to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "¹⁸Prophesy!" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

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