Mark 14:53

Mark 14:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
• New International Version (NIV)They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes.

Context of Mark 14:53

51A young man was following Him, wearing [only] a linen sheet over his naked body; and some men seized him. 52But pulling free of the linen sheet, he escaped [from them] naked. They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) gathered together. 54Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers [guards and servants] and warming himself at the fire. 55Now the chief priests and the entire Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) were trying to obtain testimony against Jesus [which they could use] to have Him [condemned and] executed, but they were not finding any.

Mark 14:53 word by word

Καὶ ἀπήγαγον τὸν Ἰησοῦν πρὸς τὸν ἀρχιερέα καὶ συνέρχονται πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they ledἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• with himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• were assembledσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122

Cross-references for Mark 14:53

• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself]; Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers, So He did not open His mouth.
• Matthew 26:57Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) had gathered [illegally] together.
• Luke 22:54Then they seized Him, and led Him away and brought Him to the [elegant] house of the [Jewish] high priest. And Peter was following at a [safe] distance.
• John 18:13and led Him to Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
• Mark 15:1Early in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), immediately consulted together; and they bound Jesus, they took Him away [violently] and handed Him over to Pilate.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• Acts 4:5On the next day, their magistrates and elders and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) were gathered together in Jerusalem;

Commentaries on Mark 14:53

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53-72Verses 53-72 See this fully explained in the notes at Matthew 26:57-75.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 53-65Verses 53-65 We have here Christ's condemnation before the great council of the Jews. Peter followed; but the high priest's fire-side was no proper place, nor his servants proper company, for Peter: it was an entrance into temptation. Great diligence was used to procure false witnesses against Jesus, yet their testimony was not equal to the charge of a capital crime, by the utmost stretch of their law. He was asked, Art thou the Son of the Blessed? that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53-54The chief priests, elders, and scribes were not the same as "the whole Sanhedrin" (14:55; 15:1) but they made up a large part of it. Peter followed Jesus into the chief priest’s courtyard, where the Sanhedrin was meeting. This prepares the audience for Peter’s denial of Jesus later in the chapter (14:66–72).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5353. And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled--or rather, "there gathered together unto him." all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes--it was then a full and formal meeting of the Sanhedrim. Now, as the first three Evangelists place all Peter's denials of his Lord after this, we should naturally conclude that they took place while our Lord stood before the Sanhedrim. But besides that the natural impression is…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:53

• Accusation, False
• Court
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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• Ready
• Good
• Jesus Christ
• Law in the New Testament

Commentaries on Mark 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings