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

51And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked [body]; and [the young men] seize him; 52but he, leaving the linen cloth behind [him], fled from them naked. And they led away Jesus to the high priest. And there come together to him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54And Peter followed him at a distance, till [he was] within the court of the high priest's palace; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself in the light [of the fire]. 55And the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find [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

• ledἀπάγωapagō · to lead awayG520
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• highἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• comeσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122

Cross-references for Mark 14:53

• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, but he opened not his mouth; he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and was as a sheep dumb before her shearers, and he opened not his mouth.
• Matthew 26:57Now they that had seized Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
• Luke 22:54And having laid hold on him, they led him [away], and they led [him] into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off.
• John 18:13and they led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
• Mark 15:1And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] up to Pilate.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,
• Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at 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

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• 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