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Mark 14:64

What does Mark 14:64 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 14:64 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 14:64 means

“Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye?” They all condemn Him as worthy of death. The council treats Jesus’ true identity as a capital crime. Their consensus reveals hardened unbelief. By their judgment, the Righteous One is declared guilty; by God’s judgment, He will be vindicated and raised. This verdict unleashes abuse in the next verse and hands Jesus over to the machinery of execution. The irony is profound: the judges condemn their Judge, yet in doing so they advance the very salvation He came to accomplish for many.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Ye heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?' and they all condemned him to be worthy of death,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

Context

After the high priest’s outcry, the council formalizes the sentence. The courtroom phase ends with a unanimous death verdict. The next verse depicts immediate physical and verbal abuse, as officers and others mock and strike Jesus. Then the scene shifts back to Peter in the courtyard, where his three denials unfold, punctuated by the cockcrow, bringing Jesus’ prediction to mind and ending with Peter’s tears. The chapter closes with faithful confession inside and fearful denial outside.

v.63And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses?

v.64This passage

v.65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 19:7

    The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

  • John 8:58

    Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.

  • John 10:31

    The Jews took up stones again to stone him.

  • John 5:18

    For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

  • Matthew 26:65

    Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:

  • Luke 22:71

    And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

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