^14:55The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything. ^14:56Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree. ^14:57Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:⁷⁹^14:58“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’ ” ^14:59Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree. ^14:60Then⁸⁰ the high priest stood up before them⁸¹ and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?” ^14:61But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,⁸² “Are you the Christ,⁸³ the Son of the Blessed One?” ^14:62“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand⁸⁴ of the Power⁸⁵ and coming with the clouds of heaven.”⁸⁶^14:63Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? ^14:64You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?”⁸⁷ They all condemned him as deserving death. ^14:65Then⁸⁸ some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat⁸⁹ him.

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Footnotes

79 Grk “Some standing up gave false testimony against him, saying.”
80 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
81 Grk “in the middle.”
82 Grk “questioned him and said to him.”
83 Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” See the note on Christ in .
84 An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.
85 The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.
86 An allusion to Dan 7:13.
87 Grk “What do you think?”
88 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
89 For the translation of ῥάπισμα (rhapisma), see L&N 19.4.