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Selected Verse: Mark 14:55 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 14:55 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] the chief priests [749] and [2532] all [3650] the council [4892] sought [2212] for witness [3141] against [2596] Jesus [2424] to [1519] put [2289] him [846] to death [2289]; and [2532] found [2147] none [3756]. |
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King James |
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death--Matthew (Mat 26:59) says they "sought false witness." They knew they could find nothing valid; but having their Prisoner to bring before Pilate, they behooved to make a case.
and found none--none that would suit their purpose, or make a decent ground of charge before Pilate. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| All the council sought for witness and found none - What an amazing proof of the overruling providence of God, considering both their authority, and the rewards they could offer, that no two consistent witnesses could be procured, to charge him with any gross crime. Mat 26:59. |
59 Now [1161] the chief priests [749], and [2532] elders [4245], and [2532] all [3650] the council [4892], sought [2212] false witness [5577] against [2596] Jesus [2424], to [3704] put [2289] him [846] to death [2289];
59 Now [1161] the chief priests [749], and [2532] elders [4245], and [2532] all [3650] the council [4892], sought [2212] false witness [5577] against [2596] Jesus [2424], to [3704] put [2289] him [846] to death [2289];