Mark 14:61-64

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:53-72

Parallel passages: Matthew 26:57-75 ; Luke 22:54-62 ; John 18:13-27 — The denial by Peter. I. THE CAUSES THAT LED TO PETER 'S SIN 1. —The first cause of Peter's sin. The first cause, as we may infer from this very chapter, was self-confidence. Our Lord foretold the smiting of the Shepherd, as predicted long before in ancient prophecy—of himself the good Shepherd, appropriating the title; and along with the smiting of the Shepherd, he foretold, as a consequence,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:54-72

Peter denying Christ. The seeming discrepancies of the accounts by the evangelists of Peter's threefold denial are explained on the ground of their independency of one another, and their making prominent various portions of a lengthened and complex series of actions. "Three denials are mentioned by all the evangelists, and three occasions are distinguished; but on some of these there was more than one speaker, and probably more than one answer." This circumstance was— I. AN EVIDENCE... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:60-61

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing?… But he held his peace, and answered nothing. The high priest would naturally be seated at the top of the semicircle, with the members of the Sanhedrim on either side of him, and the Accused in front of him. Now he rises from his seat, and comes forward into the midst ( εἰς τὸ μέσον ), and demands an answer. But Jesus answered nothing. It would have been a long and tedious business to answer such... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:62

To this question our Lord returns a plain and candid answer, out of reverence for the Divine Name which, as St. Matthew and St. Luke tell us, had been invoked by the high priest, and also respect for the office of the high priest, by whom he had been put upon his oath. St. Chrysostom says that our Lord answered thus that he might leave without excuse all those who listened to him, who would not hereafter be able to plead in the day of judgment that, when our Lord was solemnly asked in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:63

And the high priest rent his clothes ( διαῤῥήξας τοὺς χιτῶνας ) ; literally, his tunics. ; St. Matthew ( Matthew 26:65 ) has τὰ ἱμὰτια literally, his garments. None but people of rank wore two tunics. The Greek verb here rendered "rent" implies violent dramatic action. The Jewish tunic was open under the chin, and large enough to receive the head, so that it could easily be placed over the shoulders, by inserting the head. When the wearer wished to give this sign of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:64

They all condemned him to be worthy of death ( ἔνοχον θανάτου ). There were, therefore, none there but those who were known to be opposed to our Lord. It will be remembered that all these proceedings were illegal. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 14:53-72

See this fully explained in the notes at Matthew 26:57-75. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 14:60-62

Mark 14:60-62. The high-priest stood up in the midst, &c. See notes on Matthew 26:62-64, where this paragraph is largely explained. Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed Here one of the peculiar attributes of the Deity is used to express the divine nature. Supreme happiness is properly considered as belonging to God: and as all comfort flows from him, suitable ascriptions of praise and glory are his due. But this form of speech was conformable to the ancient custom of the Jews,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 14:63-65

Mark 14:63-65. Then the high-priest rent his clothes Rending of clothes was an expression sometimes of deep grief, sometimes of holy zeal. The precepts, Leviticus 10:8; Leviticus 21:10; forbidding the high-priest to rend his clothes, relate only to the pontifical garments and to private mourning: that is, mourning on account of the calamities befalling himself or friends. Griefs of this kind the chief minister of religion was not to make public by any outward sign whatever. But it was... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 14:53-72

152. At the high priest’s house (Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-65; John 18:12-27)Annas and his son-in-law Caiaphas apparently lived in the same house. Annas had been the previous high priest and, though replaced by Caiaphas, was still well respected and influential. Jesus’ captors took him to Annas first, while Peter and John, who had followed at a distance, waited in the courtyard. By now it was well past midnight and into the early hours of the morning (John 18:12-18; Luke... read more

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