Mark 14:53–65

Jesus Before the Council

^53vAnd ^wthey led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ^54wAnd ^xPeter had followed him at a distance, ^yright into ^zthe courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^athe guards and ^bwarming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council⁶ were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ^56cFor many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^ddid not agree. ⁵⁷And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ^58e“We heard him say, ^f‘I will destroy this temple ^gthat is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^hnot made with hands.’ ” ⁵⁹Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{7 61}But ⁱhe remained silent and made no answer. ^jAgain the high priest asked him, “Are you ^kthe Christ, the Son of ^lthe Blessed?” ⁶²And Jesus said, “I am, and ^myou will see the Son of Man ⁿseated at the right hand of Power, and ^mcoming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³And the high priest ^otore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴You have heard ^phis blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^qall condemned him as ^rdeserving death. ^65sAnd some began ^tto spit on him and ^uto cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^vwith blows.