Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony [against Jesus]: “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’” But even then they didn’t get their stories straight! —Mark 14:57-59 NLT Key Thought Yes, Jesus did say …
Inside [the high priest’s home], the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any. Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other. —Mark 14:55-56 NLT Key Thought Jesus’ opponents found liars they could “rent” …
[The soldiers and Temple guards who arrested Jesus, took him] to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest’s courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire. …
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One young man following behind [when Jesus was arrested] was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked —Mark 14:51-52 NLT Key Thought While Mark 14:50 is one of the most heart-wrenching passages of the Bible, these verses are …
[When Jesus was arrested,] all his disciples deserted him and ran away. —Mark 14:50 NLT Key Thought For me, this is one of the saddest verses in all of the Bible. Jesus is completely left alone by those whom he had loved, trained, warned, and prepared. The Son of God will now face the pent-up …
[To the armed mob that came to arrest him, Jesus said,] “Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there among you teaching every day. But these things are happening to fulfill what the Scriptures say about me.” —Mark 14:49 NLT Key Thought Just as Jesus used a question in the previous verse …
Jesus asked [the armed crowd], “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?” —Mark 14:48 NLT Key Thought Jesus’ questions — in this verse and those that follow — help underscore the crucial travesty of the whole story of Jesus’ Passion (arrest, trials, and crucifixion): Jesus didn’t deserve …
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[After Judas betrayed Jesus to the mob,] one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear. —Mark 14:47 NLT Key Thought Peter and the apostles had all agreed that they would die with Jesus if necessary. [1] Yet their thoughts seemed locked into a wrong …
The traitor, Judas, had given [the armed men] a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard.” As soon as they arrived, Judas walked up to Jesus. “Rabbi!” he exclaimed, and gave him the kiss. Then the others grabbed …
And immediately, even as Jesus said [to Peter, James, and John that his betrayer had arrived], Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders. —Mark 14:43 NLT Key Thought Think …