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href="/bsb/mark/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And some having risen up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>then</i> some stood up and <i>began</i> giving false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And some stood up and <i>began</i> to give false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And some, standing up, were giving false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Some stood up and <i>began</i> to give false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, stating,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some stood up and were giving false testimony against Him, stating, &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Finally, some men stood up and lied about him. They said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him. They said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then some men stood up and told this lie against Jesus: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there arose certain, and bore false testimony against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then some came forward as witnesses and falsely declared,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And some having risen up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And certain having risen up testified falsely against him, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And some rising up, bore false witness against him, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And certain ones, rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some took the stand and testified falsely against him, alleging,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then some men, who were false witnesses, stood up against him, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But people rose up against him and they were testifying lies, and they said:<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And some rose up, and testified falsely against him, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And certain ones rising up, were testifying falsely against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And certain persons rising up, bore false witness against him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />at last there appear'd some, who gave in false evidence against him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then some came forward as witnesses and falsely declared,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And certain ones, standing up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />At last there rose up some and bare false witness against Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/14-57.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5079" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm">Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">56</span>For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent. <span class="reftext">57</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some men</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">stood up</a> <a href="/greek/5576.htm" title="5576: epseudomartyroun (V-IIA-3P) -- To testify falsely, bear false witness. From pseudomartur; to be an untrue testifier, i.e. Offer falsehood in evidence.">and testified falsely</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kat’ (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">against</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him:</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> </span> <span class="reftext">58</span>“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a></span><br />where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Psalm 27:12</a></span><br />Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11</a></span><br />Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8-11</a></span><br />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! / How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. / When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Deuteronomy 19:16-19</a></span><br />If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, / both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. / The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a></span><br />Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-29.htm">John 18:29-30</a></span><br />So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?” / “If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Luke 23:2</a></span><br />And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-40</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / 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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-33.htm">John 10:33</a></span><br />“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-56.htm">Acts 7:56-58</a></span><br />“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” / At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. / They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10-13</a></span><br />But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” / So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them. / They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there arose certain, and bore false witness against him, saying,</p><p class="hdg">and bare.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29</a></b></br> And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest <i>it</i> in three days,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8,9,18</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded <i>him</i> to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-60.htm">Matthew 26:60,61</a></b></br> But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, <i>yet</i> found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/mark/14-31.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/mark/14-38.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/mark/6-5.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/mark/14-28.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/mark/10-50.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Witnesses</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/luke/4-22.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/luke/3-19.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/mark/14-60.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/mark/15-7.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/mark/14-60.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/mark/16-9.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/mark/14-60.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/mark/14-59.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/mark/14-59.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/mark/14-60.htm">Witnesses</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">A conspiracy against Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Judas sells his Master for money.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-22.htm">after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-26.htm">declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Judas betrays him with a kiss.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-46.htm">Jesus is apprehended in the garden;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-53.htm">falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-65.htm">shamefully abused by them;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-66.htm">and thrice denied by Peter.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then some men stood up</b><br>This phrase indicates a deliberate action taken by certain individuals during the trial of Jesus. In the context of Jewish legal proceedings, witnesses were crucial for establishing a case. The act of standing up signifies their readiness to present testimony, which was a formal part of the trial process. This setting is the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, which met in Jerusalem. The trial took place at night, which was unusual and suggests a sense of urgency and irregularity in the proceedings.<p><b>and testified falsely against Him:</b><br>The false testimony against Jesus fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Psalm 27:12</a>, where David speaks of false witnesses rising against him. This reflects a common theme in the Old Testament where the righteous suffer unjustly at the hands of deceitful accusers. The false testimony is a direct violation of the Ninth Commandment, which prohibits bearing false witness. This act of deceit highlights the moral and spiritual blindness of those who opposed Jesus. The false witnesses were likely motivated by the religious leaders' desire to eliminate Jesus, whom they saw as a threat to their authority. This moment foreshadows the ultimate injustice of Jesus' crucifixion, where the sinless one is condemned by sinful humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, who is being falsely accused during His trial before the Sanhedrin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_witnesses.htm">False Witnesses</a></b><br>Individuals who stood up to give false testimony against Jesus, contributing to the unjust trial.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanhedrin.htm">Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The Jewish council and court that held the trial of Jesus, seeking to find grounds for His execution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, specifically in the vicinity of the high priest's residence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_priest.htm">High Priest</a></b><br>The Jewish religious leader presiding over the trial, seeking to condemn Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_bearing_false_witness.htm">The Sin of Bearing False Witness</a></b><br>Bearing false witness is a direct violation of God's commandments and leads to injustice and harm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_injustice_of_jesus'_trial.htm">The Injustice of Jesus' Trial</a></b><br>Jesus' trial was marked by falsehood and manipulation, reminding us of the world's opposition to truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/standing_firm_in_truth.htm">Standing Firm in Truth</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to stand firm in truth, even when faced with false accusations or persecution.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Despite the false testimony, God's sovereign plan was at work, leading to the fulfillment of prophecy and redemption through Jesus' sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_example_of_christ's_response.htm">The Example of Christ's Response</a></b><br>Jesus' calm and composed response to false accusations serves as a model for us in handling unjust situations with grace and trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'overcome_by_the_blood'_mean.htm">What were the teachings of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_gospel_resurrection_details_differ.htm">Why do the Gospel resurrection accounts contradict each other in details such as who arrived at the tomb?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_jesus_threatened_the_temple.htm">Mark 14:58 – Is there any historical or archaeological support for Jesus threatening to destroy the temple, or could this be a misinterpretation of his statement? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(57) <span class= "bld">There arose certain.</span>--St. Mark is here less definite than St. Matthew, who, writing for Jews, was apparently anxious to show that the rule which required "two or three witnesses" in support of a criminal charge had barely been complied with.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 57, 58.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands</span>. St. Matthew (<a href="/matthew/26-60.htm">Matthew 26:60</a>) says that they were two. What our Lord had really said was this - we read it in St. John (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a>) - "Destroy this temple; and in three days I will raise it up." These words the false witnesses perverted; for they assigned to Jesus the work of destruction which he left to the Jews. He did not say," I will destroy;" but "Do ye destroy, and I will rebuild." Nor did he say, "I will build another;" but "I will raise it up," that is, from the dead; for St. John tells us that "he spake of the temple of his body," in which, as in a temple, there dwelt the fullness of the Godhead.. He might have said plainly, "I will rise from the dead;" but he chose to speak as in a parable. According to their witness, however, our Lord's words would appear as little more than an empty boast, certainly not as anything on account of which such a charge as they desired could be brought against him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/14-57.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καί</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">some [men]</span><br /><span class="grk">τινες</span> <span class="translit">(tines)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stood up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναστάντες</span> <span class="translit">(anastantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> </span><span class="str2">To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] testified falsely</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐψευδομαρτύρουν</span> <span class="translit">(epseudomartyroun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5576.htm">Strong's 5576: </a> </span><span class="str2">To testify falsely, bear false witness. From pseudomartur; to be an untrue testifier, i.e. Offer falsehood in evidence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="grk">κατ’</span> <span class="translit">(kat’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him:</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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