Mark 14:63
Then the high priest tore his clothes and said,“Why do we still need witnesses?
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- Lev 21:10 : 10 Rules for the High Priest“‘The high priest– who is greater than his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured, who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments– must neither dishevel the hair of his head nor tear his garments.
- Num 14:6 : 6 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.
- Matt 26:65 : 65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,“He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!
- Acts 14:13-14 : 13 The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
- Isa 36:22-37:1 : 22 Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him what the chief adviser had said. 1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the LORD’s temple.
- Jer 36:23-24 : 23 As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire. 24 Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.
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- Matt 26:61-666 verses91%
61and declared,“This man said,‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
62So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
63But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him,“I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
64Jesus said to him,“You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
65Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,“He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!
66What is your verdict?” They answered,“He is guilty and deserves death.”
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64You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.
- Mark 14:59-624 verses76%
59Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.
60Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
61But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
62“I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
- Mark 15:37-393 verses75%
37But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last.
38And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.
39Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
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71Then they said,“Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!”
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4Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”
- Luke 23:45-473 verses72%
45because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.
46Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said,“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.
47Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”
- Mark 14:52-532 verses72%
52but he ran off naked, leaving his linen cloth behind.
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- Matt 27:49-513 verses72%
49But the rest said,“Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.”
50Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
51Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
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57Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
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1Stephen’s Defense Before the Council Then the high priest said,“Are these things true?”
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5So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
6When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
7The Jewish leaders replied,“We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”
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59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
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13They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
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41In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
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4saying,“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”
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23Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained.(Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)
24So the soldiers said to one another,“Let’s not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it.” This took place to fulfill the scripture that says,“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” So the soldiers did these things.
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32Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
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3Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
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13They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
14Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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22When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
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35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.
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54How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”
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24Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.
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66When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council
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34[But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.