Their witness agreed not together (ισα α μαρτυρια ουκ ησαν). Literally, the testimonies were not equal. They did not correspond wi…

Their witness agreed not together.—St. Mark gives what St. Matthew only implies as the cause of the failure.

It was a rule that they should be examined separately, and there had not been time for them to be coached on what to say, so one contradicted the o…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Evangelist had related above how our Lord had been taken by the servants of the Priests. Now he begins t…

Just how rigged the trial of Jesus was is made clear by these verses. Though it was late at night, many false witnesses were available. But a probl…

For many bore false witness against him
The word "false", is not expressed in the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versi…

We have here Christ's condemnation before the great council of the Jews. Peter followed; but the high priest's fireside was not a proper place for …