Mark
14:53-65
Caiaphas
Questions
Jesus
14:53
They took Jesus to the high
priest, and all the chief
priests, elders and teachers of
the law came together.
54
Peter followed him at a distance,
right into the courtyard of the
high priest. There he sat with
the guards and warmed himself at
the fire.
55
The 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 any.
56
Many testified falsely against
him, but their statements did not
agree.
57
Then some stood up and gave this
false testimony against him:
58
"We heard him say, 'I will
destroy this man-made temple and
in three days will build another,
not made by man.' "
59
Yet even then their testimony did
not agree.
60
Then the high priest stood up
before them and asked Jesus, "Are
you not going to answer? What is
this testimony that these men are
bringing against you?"
61
But Jesus remained silent and
gave no answer.
Again
the high priest asked him, "Are
you the Christ, the Son of the
Blessed One?"
62
"I am," said Jesus. "And you will
see the Son of Man sitting at the
right hand of the Mighty One and
coming on the clouds of heaven."
63
The high priest tore his clothes.
"Why do we need any more
witnesses?" he asked.
64
"You have heard the blasphemy.
What do you think?"
They all
condemned him as worthy of death.
65
Then some began to spit at him;
they blindfolded him, struck him
with their fists, and said,
"Prophesy!"
And the
guards took him and beat
him.
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Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Christ
is interrogated and
beaten
These are
the days of Passion Week. This is
the week leading up to the
crucifixion of Christ.
Even though
the high priest should have
recognized Jesus as the Christ,
he and the other religious
leaders were more concerned with
holding on to their power here on
earth than having rewards in
heaven.
Jesus did
not actually say ''I will destroy
this man-made temple and in three
days will build another, not made
by man.''
In reality,
he said, "Destroy this temple,
and I will raise it again in
three days" (John
2:19).
The temple
Jesus was speaking of in John
2:19 was not the brick and mortar
church; it was his body which was
destroyed and was raised again on
Easter Sunday.
Isn't God
remarkable?
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Love in
Christ
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Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First Baptist
Church in Lancaster, SC. He is
ordained from Rich Hill Baptist
in Lancaster. The website is at
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