Mark 14:63

Mark 14:63 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
• New International Version (NIV)The high priest tore his clothes. “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the high priest tore his garments and said, "What further witnesses do we need?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

Context of Mark 14:63

61But Jesus did not reply. He did not say anything. So again, Caiaphas asked Jesus, ‘Are you the Messiah? Are you the Son of God?’ 62‘I am,’ Jesus replied. ‘And you will all see the Son of Man. He will be sitting in the most important place at the right side of the Most Powerful God. You will see him coming to earth. He will be riding on the clouds in the sky.’ Then Caiaphas tore his clothes to show that he was angry. ‘We do not need anyone else to speak against Jesus,’ he said. 64‘You have heard the bad words that he has spoken against God. Do you think that he is guilty?’ Everyone agreed that Jesus deserved to die. 65Then some of the men began to spit on Jesus. They covered his eyes with a cloth and they hit him many times with their fists. They said, ‘Show us that you are a prophet! Tell us who hit you!’ Then the guards took hold of Jesus and they beat him.

Mark 14:63 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀρχιερεὺς διαρρήξας τοὺς χιτῶνας αὐτοῦ λέγει· τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• rentδιαρρήγνυμιdiarrhēssō · to tearG1284
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• clothesχιτώνchitōn · tunicG5509
• and saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532
• we anyἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• furtherἔτιeti · stillG2089
• witnessesμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144

Cross-references for Mark 14:63

• Isaiah 36:22Then King Hezekiah's three officers, Eliakim, Shebna and Joah, went back to Hezekiah. They had torn their clothes because they were very upset. They told the king what the Assyrian officer had said.
• Isaiah 37:1When King Hezekiah heard the report of his officers, he tore his clothes. Then he put on rough sackcloth and he went into the Lord's temple.
• Jeremiah 36:23Jehudi read a small section of the words that were written on the scroll. As soon as he finished each section, the king cut off that part of the scroll with a knife. He threw each piece of the scroll on the fire. The king continued to do that until fire had burned up the whole scroll.
• Acts 14:13The temple of Zeus was very near to the town. The priest who worked there brought bulls and flowers to the town gate. Many people had come together in that place. The priest and the crowd wanted to kill the animals as sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas.

Commentaries on Mark 14:63

• 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. 63-64The high priest tore his clothes after hearing the words of Jesus. This was a legal act that signaled a guilty verdict and showed that no more witnesses were needed. The rest of the Sanhedrin agreed that Jesus was guilty and deserved death. It is not completely clear what the leaders considered to be blasphemy (showing disrespect toward God) in what Jesus said. It might have been his statement "I am," which is how God referred to himself in Exodus 3:14…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6363. Then the high priest rent his clothes--On this expression of horror of blasphemy, see 2Ki 18:37. and saith, What need we any further witnesses? (Also see on Joh 18:28.)Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:63

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

In the dictionaries

• High priest
• Aforehand
• Craft
• Guest
• Ready
• Dress
• Further; Furtherance
• 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