Mark 14:53-65

Jesus before the Council

⁵³ And they led away Jesus unto the chief priest, and come together to him do all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes; ⁵⁴ and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire. ⁵⁵ And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony—to put him to death, and they were not finding, ⁵⁶ for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike. ⁵⁷ And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying— ⁵⁸ 'We heard him saying—I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;' ⁵⁹ and neither so was their testimony alike. ⁶⁰ And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?' ⁶¹ and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, 'Art thou the Christ—the Son of the Blessed?' ⁶² and Jesus said, 'I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds, of the heaven.' ⁶³ And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, 'What need have we yet of witnesses? ⁶⁴ Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?' and they all condemned him to be worthy of death, ⁶⁵ and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, 'Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.