[After the high council said that Jesus deserved to die,] some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away. —Mark 14:65 NLT Key Thought I never cease to be amazed at …
[When Jesus said, “I AM,”] the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?” “Guilty!” they all cried. “He deserves to die!” —Mark 14:63-64 NLT Key Thought When Jesus said, “I AM,” he declared that he …
Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” Jesus said, “I …
Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” —Mark 14:60-61 NLT …
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 …