Mark 14:53-65Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
53 They led
Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and
the scribes convened. 54 Peter followed Him at a distance, right
into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police,[a] warming himself by
the fire.[b]
55 The chief
priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus
to put Him to death, but they could find none. 56 For many
were giving false testimony against Him, but the testimonies did not
agree. 57 Some
stood up and were giving false testimony against Him, stating, 58 “We heard
Him say, ‘I will demolish this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three
days I will build another not made by hands.’” 59 Yet their
testimony did not agree even on this.
60 Then the
high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t You have an
answer to what these men are testifying against You?” 61 But He
kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned
Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the BlessedOne?”
62 “I
am,” said Jesus, “and all of you[c] will
see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power
and coming with the clouds of heaven.”[d]
63 Then the
high priest tore his robes and said, “Why do we still need
witnesses? 64 You have
heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”[e]
And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. 65 Then some
began to spit on Him, to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, saying,
“Prophesy!” The temple police also took Him and slapped Him.
Questions:
1.
Why did the men lie about
Jesus, trying to find something He did that was wrong?
A. The
people had to find something wrong with Jesus in order to kill Him. They needed people’s testimonies to line up
so they could accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.
2.
Did the chief priest find
any evidence against Jesus?
A. No, they
tried to find evidence and even tried to make up stores about Jesus, but none
of it lined up. They were all false
accusations.
3.
Why did the priest tear his
closes?
A. He tore
his garment because he was upset. At
that moment the priest knew he had Jesus accused of being God’s Son.
4.
What was Jesus accused of?
A. Jesus is
accused of being the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One. He says, “All of you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
5.
What makes that worthy of
dead?
A. They are
afraid of His power. They don’t believe Him.
They Jesus doesn’t fit the mold of their leader. They chose to not believe in order so they
can remain the most powerful priests.
