Mark 14:57

Mark 14:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying,

Context of Mark 14:57

55Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any. 56Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other. Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony: 58“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’” 59But even then they didn’t get their stories straight!

Mark 14:57 word by word

Καί τινες ἀναστάντες ἐψευδομαρτύρουν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ λέγοντεςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there aroseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• and bare false witnessψευδομαρτυρέωpseudomartureō · to perjureG5576
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Mark 14:57

• Mark 15:29The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.
• Jeremiah 26:8But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the Lord had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. “Kill him!” they shouted.
• Matthew 26:60But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward
• Matthew 27:40“Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
• John 2:18But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.”
• Acts 6:13The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.

Commentaries on Mark 14:57

• 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. 5757. And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him--Matthew (Mt 26:60) is more precise here: "At the last came two false witnesses." As no two had before agreed in anything, they felt it necessary to secure a duplicate testimony to something, but they were long of succeeding. And what was it, when at length it was brought forward? saying--as follows:Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:57

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

In the dictionaries

• Aforehand
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• Guest
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• Crime; Crimes
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• Jesus Christ
• Law in the New Testament
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
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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