Mark 14:63

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And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses?

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  • Lev 21:10 : 10 And he who is the chief priest among his brothers, on whose head the holy oil has been put, who is marked out to put on the holy robes, may not let his hair go loose or have his clothing out of order as a sign of sorrow.
  • Num 14:6 : 6 And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,
  • Matt 26:65 : 65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:
  • Acts 14:13-14 : 13 And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people. 14 But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,
  • Isa 36:22-37:1 : 22 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said. 1 And on hearing it Hezekiah took off his robe and put on haircloth and went into the house of the Lord.
  • Jer 36:23-24 : 23 And it came about that whenever Jehudi, in his reading, had got through three or four divisions, the king, cutting them with his penknife, put them into the fire, till all the book was burned up in the fire which was burning in the fireplace. 24 But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.

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    61But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

    62And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

    64Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

    65Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

    66What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

  • 64His 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.

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    59And even so their witness was not in agreement.

    60And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

    61But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

    62And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

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    37And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

    38And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

    39And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

  • 71And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.

  • 4And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

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    45The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two.

    46And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

    47And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

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    52But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.

    53And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes.

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    49And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

    50And Jesus gave another loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

    51And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

  • 57Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying,

  • 1Then the high priest said, Are these things true?

  • 55Now 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.

  • John 19:5-7
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    5Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

    6So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

    7And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

  • 59Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

  • Acts 6:13-14
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    13And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

    14For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

  • 41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • 4Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

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    23And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth.

    24So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.

  • 32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

  • Mark 15:3-4
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    3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

    4And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

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    13And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

    14And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

  • 22When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?

  • 35And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

  • 54But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?

  • 24And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

  • 66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • 21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

  • 47Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

  • 34And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.