Mark 14:56

Mark 14:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
• New International Version (NIV)Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.

Context of Mark 14:56

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. For many [people] were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimonies were not consistent. 57Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, 58“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple (sanctuary) that was made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’ ”

Mark 14:56 word by word

πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐψευδομαρτύρουν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἴσαι αἱ μαρτυρίαι οὐκ ἦσαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• bare false witnessψευδομαρτυρέωpseudomartureō · to perjureG5576
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• their witnessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• their witnessμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
• agreedεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• togetherἴσοςisos · equalG2470

Commentaries on Mark 14:56

• 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. 55-59The trial of Jesus took place before the full high council, called the Sanhedrin in Greek. The council had seventy members and was led by the high priest. The Gospels describe the trial as a formal legal process: The council searched for witnesses (14:55). They heard testimony from eyewitnesses (14:56–59). They placed Jesus under oath (Matthew 26:63). They allowed Jesus to defend himself (Mark 14:60). The "high priest tore his clothes" (14:63). The…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5656. For many bare false witness against him--From their debasing themselves to "seek" them, we are led to infer that they were bribed to bear false witness; though there are never wanting sycophants enough, ready to sell themselves for naught, if they may but get a smile from those above them: see a similar scene in Ac 6:11-14. How is one reminded here of that complaint, "False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my charge things that I knew not" (Psa…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:56

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

In the dictionaries

• Aforehand
• Craft
• Guest
• Ready
• Agree
• Crime; Crimes
• Good
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of
• 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