Bare false witness (εψευδομαρτυρουν). In desperation some attempted once more (conative imperfect).

There arose certain.—St. Mark is here less definite than St. Matthew, who, writing for Jews, was apparently anxious to show that the rule …

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…

Soon a definite charge was made. Jesus had said he would destroy this “man-made temple” and build another “not made by man” in three days (compare …

And there arose certain Two false witnesses, as in (Matthew 26:60), who stood up in court; for witnesses were…

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 …