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ULTNow the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, and they were not finding any.
USTThe chief priests and all the rest of the Jewish council tried to find people who would tell lies about Jesus so that they could convince the Roman authorities to execute him. They did not succeed.
BSB § Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin [fn] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
BLBAnd the chief priests and all the Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they were not finding any.
AICNTNow the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.
OEBMeanwhile the chief priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;
WEBBENow the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.
WMBBNow the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Yeshua to put him to death, and found none.
NETThe chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.
LSVAnd the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus—to put Him to death, and they were not finding,
FBVInside the chief priests and the whole governing council[fn] were trying to find some evidence to have Jesus put to death, but they couldn't find anything.
TCNTNow the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.
T4TThe chief priests and all the rest of the Jewish council had already tried to find people who would tell lies about Jesus in order that they could convince the Roman authorities to execute him. But they did not succeed,
LEBNow the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find it.[fn]
14:55*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
BBENow the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.
WymthMeanwhile the High Priests and the entire Sanhedrin were endeavouring to get evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but could find none;
ASVNow the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.
DRAAnd the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death, and found none.
YLTAnd the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony — to put him to death, and they were not finding,
DrbyAnd the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find [any].
RVNow the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.
WbstrAnd the chief priests, and all the council sought for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
KJB-1769And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
KJB-1611[fn]And the chiefe Priests, and all the counsell sought for witnesse against Iesus, to put him to death, & found none. (And the chief Priests, and all the council/counsel sought for witness against Yesus/Yeshua, to put him to death, and found none.)
BshpsAnd the hye priestes, and all the councell sought for witnesse agaynst Iesus, to put hym to death, and founde none. (And the high priests, and all the council/counsel sought for witness against Yesus/Yeshua, to put him to death, and found none.)
GnvaAnd the hie Priests, and all the Councill sought for witnesse against Iesus, to put him to death, but found none. (And the high Priests, and all the Councill sought for witness against Yesus/Yeshua, to put him to death, but found none. )
CvdlBut the hye prestes and the whole councell sought wytnesse agaynst Iesus, yt they might brynge him to death, and they founde none. (But the high priests and the whole council/counsel sought witness against Yesus/Yeshua, it they might bring him to death, and they found none.)
TNTAnd the hye prestes and all the counsell sought for witnes agaynste Iesu to put him to death and founde noone. (And the high priests and all the council/counsel sought for witness against Yesu to put him to death and found noone. )
WycAnd the hiyest prestis, and al the counsel, souyten witnessyng ayens Jhesu to take hym to the deeth; but thei founden not. (And the highest priests, and all the council/counsel, sought witnessing against Yhesu to take him to the death; but they found not.)
LuthAber die Hohenpriester und der ganze Rat suchten Zeugnis wider JEsum, auf daß sie ihn zum Tode brächten, und fanden nichts. (But the Hohenpriester and the/of_the ganze advice were_looking_for transcript against YEsum, on that they/she/them him/it for_the Tode brächten, and found nothing.)
ClVgSummi vero sacerdotes et omne concilium quærebant adversus Jesum testimonium ut eum morti traderent: nec inveniebant. (Summi vero priests and omne concilium quærebant adversus Yesum testimony as him morti traderent: but_not inveniebant. )
UGNTοἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ ὅλον τὸ Συνέδριον ἐζήτουν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ μαρτυρίαν, εἰς τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν, καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον. (hoi de arⱪiereis kai holon to Sunedrion ezaʸtoun kata tou Yaʸsou marturian, eis to thanatōsai auton, kai ouⱪ aʸhuriskon.)
SBL-GNTοἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον ἐζήτουν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ μαρτυρίαν εἰς τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν, καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον· (hoi de arⱪiereis kai holon to sunedrion ezaʸtoun kata tou Yaʸsou marturian eis to thanatōsai auton, kai ouⱪ aʸhuriskon;)
TC-GNTΟἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον ἐζήτουν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ μαρτυρίαν, εἰς τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν, καὶ οὐχ [fn]εὕρισκον. (Hoi de arⱪiereis kai holon to sunedrion ezaʸtoun kata tou Yaʸsou marturian, eis to thanatōsai auton, kai ouⱪ heuriskon. )
14:53-65 The story of Jesus’ trial follows immediately upon his arrest. Objections have been raised as to the historicity of the various accounts of Jesus’ trial, because of differences of detail from the rules found in the Mishnah tractate Mishnah Sanhedrin. However, (1) the Mishnah was written around AD 200, whereas the Gospel of Mark was written in the late 60s, over 130 years earlier; (2) the rules found in Mishnah Sanhedrin idealize what later rabbis thought should take place in such trials and do not necessarily describe what did in fact take place; (3) it is questionable whether the Sadducees leading the Sanhedrin would have followed the Pharisaic rules found in Mishnah Sanhedrin (see Acts 23:6-10); (4) the rules found in Mishnah Sanhedrin sometimes conflict with what the Jewish historian Josephus wrote; (5) existing laws of conduct were not necessarily followed—Jesus was being tried by a kangaroo court, in which the sentence was predetermined and only the charge for carrying it out was sought (Mark 14:55); (6) if we must choose between the trial accounts found in the Gospels and Mishnah Sanhedrin, there is no reason to choose the reliability of Mishnah Sanhedrin over that of the Gospels.
When Jesus went into Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, he knew it was his final night. He had come to Jerusalem to “suffer many terrible things and . . . be killed” (Mark 8:31). His disciples had prepared the meal, but he needed to prepare them for what was coming.
So Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples. At this meal, Jesus demonstrated true servanthood by washing his disciples’ feet (John 13:1-20). He gave his final teachings to the disciples, informed them about the coming of the Holy Spirit, and prayed for his followers (John 14:1–17:26). Jesus also established the new covenant (Mark 14:22-24). Jesus was now the Passover Lamb—his body and blood are now the sacrifice that saves his people from judgment, fulfilling the same purpose as the lamb at the first Passover.
It was on Passover that God had struck down all the firstborn males of Egypt but had spared those of Israel. Now Jesus would be struck down so that his people could be spared—just as the prophets had predicted (e.g., Zech 12:10; 13:7). Jesus warned his disciples that this was about to happen and that they were about to desert him (Mark 14:27). Jesus also warned his disciples that he would be betrayed by one of them (Mark 14:18).
After the meal, Jesus and his disciples walked to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus prayed in agony, submitting his will to the Father (Mark 14:26-42). Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, then approached with a group of soldiers, who arrested Jesus (Mark 14:43-49). Jesus’ disciples fled (Mark 14:50-52), and Jesus was taken to the house of the high priest for an overnight trial, during which Peter denied Jesus three times (Mark 14:53-72).
While Jesus’ final night was marked by tragedy, nothing that happened was outside of his foreknowledge. Everything occurred according to God’s plan and was necessary in order to fulfill Scripture and to usher in the events which followed (his death and resurrection).
Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Then” or “Next,”
Here Mark means that the chief priests and the Sanhedrin were trying find evidence against Jesus. In other words, they needed to find people who were willing to say that Jesus had done something very wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “were seeking evidence against Jesus” or “were seeking proof that Jesus had done something wrong”
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of testimony, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “someone to testify”
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “so that they could have him killed”
Here Matthew implies that the chief priests and the Sanhedrin want to convince the Roman authorities to kill Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “have the Romans put him to death”
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
