Mark 14:64
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
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
- You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
- KJV
- Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
- WEB
- You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death.
- ASV
- Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.
- DARBY
- Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
- BLB
- You⁺ heard the blasphemy. What does it appear to you⁺?” And all condemned Him to be deserving of death.
- ÅB
- Dere har hørt gudsbespottelsen; hva tykkes dere? De dømte ham alle å være skyldig til døden.
- OTB
- "Du har hørt blasfemien. Hva er din beslutning?" De dømte alle ham som skyldig til døden.
- B1930
- I har hørt gudsbespottelsen; hvad tykkes eder? De dømte ham alle å være skyldig til døden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 24:16
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
Read in contextJohn 19:7
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Read in contextJohn 10:31–33
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Read in contextJohn 8:58–59
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Read in contextMatthew 26:65–66
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Read in contextJohn 5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Read in contextLuke 22:71
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Read in context1 Kings 21:9–13
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
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