Mark 14:59

59 And the witnessing of them was not suitable. [And the witnessing of them was not covenable.]

Mark 14:59 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:59

But, neither so did their witness agree together.
] Their witness did agree together, for they both witnessed the same thing; but not so as to found upon it the charge of a capital crime against him; their witness was not so, (ish) , "equal", was not answerable to their desires, nor sufficient to convict him of a capital crime, for which they could condemn him to death, as before observed on ( Mark 14:56 ) .

Mark 14:59 In-Context

57 And some rose up, and bare false witnessing against him, and said [saying],

58 For we heard him saying [say], I shall undo this temple made with hands, and after the third day [and by the third day] I shall build another not made with hands.

59 And the witnessing of them was not suitable. [And the witnessing of them was not covenable.]

60 And the highest priest rose up into the middle, and asked Jesus, and said [+And the highest priest rising up into the midst, asked Jesus, saying], Answerest thou nothing to those things that be put against thee of these [men]?

61 But he was still, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him [Again the highest priest asked him], and said to him, Art thou Christ, the Son of the blessed God?