Mark 14:53-65

Jesus before His Accusers

53 ¹They 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, ²right into ³the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and ⁴warming himself at the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the whole ⁵Council 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, '⁶I 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 ⁷But He kept silent and did not answer. ⁸Again 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 ⁹THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and ¹⁰COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."

63 ¹¹Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?

64 "You have heard the ¹²blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

65 Some began to ¹³spit at Him, and ¹⁴to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "¹⁵Prophesy!" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 14:53-65: {Matthew 26:57-68; John 18:12f, 19-24}
• 2. Mark 14:68
• 3. Matthew 26:3
• 4. Mark 14:67; John 18:18
• 5. Matthew 5:22
• 6. Matthew 26:61; Mark 15:29; John 2:19
• 7. Matthew 26:63
• 8. Mark 14:61-63: {Matthew 26:63f; Luke 22:67-71}
• 9. Psalms 110:1; Mark 13:26
• 10. Daniel 7:13
• 11. Numbers 14:6; Matthew 26:65; Acts 14:14
• 12. Leviticus 24:16
• 13. Matthew 26:67; Mark 10:34
• 14. Esther 7:8
• 15. Matthew 26:68; Luke 22:64

Footnotes

• [a] Or "servants"
• [b] Lit "light"
• [c] Or "Sanhedrin"
• [d] Or "sanctuary"
• [e] Or "what do these testify?"
• [f] Lit "says"
• [g] I.e. the Messiah
• [h] Or "cover over His face"
• [i] Or "treated"
• [j] Or "blows with rods"