Mark 14:53-62 - Many testified falsely against Him

14:53,54

Jesus questioned his captors as to why they needed to use force, for he was not leading a rebellion. They had had ample opportunity to arrest him, but had not taken these opportunities.At this point everyone fled. A young man is named who fled naked. his anonymity if preserved possibly for his own safety. 

\The chief priests and elders were all gathered together/, they were united in their efforts ro have Jesus killed.Peter had managed to get into the courtyard probably thinking he was fulfilling his promise to stick with Jesus.

14:55,56

The chief priests and the sanhedrin were determined to find a way to have Jesus put to death, but they could not find any evidence. The evidence of those who testified against h\im did not agree. They used a misinterpreted statement of Jesus, but even these did not agree. The HIgh Priest was getting frustrated because Jesus was nor answering the so-called charges. Jesus did give an answer, but it annoyed them all the more, for He did claim to be the Messiah.

14:57-61

We now get the nature of the false accusations, namely that Jesus would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days. Mark does not record the precise words that were the basis of these accusations. Mark 13:2 could well be the basis for the destruction part. Though Jesus’ words in John 2:19 could well be the basis for the whole accusation.

14:62

Jesus knew who He was, and this was the basis for his mission, likewise the foundation for our mission must be who \jesus is. At this point the priests and guards attacked jesus.