Mark 14:57

Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him:

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Some men stand up before the council to give testimony against Jesus during His trial. The words — The Greek term ἐψευδομαρτύρουν (epseudomartyroun) literally means “were bearing false testimony,” describing the men’s active role in giving untrue accounts against Him. The thread — This event parallels the false witnesses in Matthew 26:60 and Acts 6:13, while Jeremiah 26:8 records a similar pattern of religious leaders reacting against a prophet after his speech. Why it lands — The text records a factual step in the trial narrative without endorsing the witnesses’ claims, requiring the reader to observe how legal proceedings unfold before the narrative shifts to the temple accusation in Mark 14:58.

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The Greek words

ΚαίKaiAnd τινεςtinessome ἀναστάντεςanastanteshaving risen up ἐψευδομαρτύρουνepseudomarturounwere bearing false testimony κατ᾽kat᾽against αὐτοῦautouHim λέγοντεςlegontessaying

King James Version

And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

Cross-references

Matthew 26:60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
Acts 6:13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
Jeremiah 26:8 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!
Jeremiah 26:18 “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
Matthew 27:40 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!”
Mark 15:29 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
John 2:18 On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”