Mark 14:57
55 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
56 For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent.
Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:
58 “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
59 But even their testimony was inconsistent.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:
- KJV
- And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
- WEB
- Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,
- ASV
- And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
- DARBY
- And certain persons rose up and bore false witness against him, saying,
- BLB
- And some, having risen up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,
- ÅB
- Da sto noen opp og vitnet falsk mot ham og sa:
- OTB
- Da sto noen fram og presenterte dette falske vitnesbyrdet mot ham:
- B1930
- Da stod nogen op og vidnet falsk mot ham og sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 6:13–14
where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
Read in contextMatthew 26:60–61
But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
Read in contextJeremiah 26:8–9
and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!
Read in contextMark 15:29
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Read in contextMatthew 27:40
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Read in contextJeremiah 26:18
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
Read in contextJohn 2:18–21
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
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