Stood up in the midst (αναστας εις μεσον). Second aorist active participle. For greater solemnity he arose to make up by bluster t…

And the high priest stood up in the midst,

Losing all patience, he stood up, in a furious rage at the turn things were taking.

The Venerable Bede: The more Jesus remained silent before the false witnesses who were unworthy of His answer and the impious p…

The situation had become extremely tense. There were plenty of witnesses, but they could not pass the test of Dt 17:6. Finally, in exasperation, th…

And the high priest stood up in the midst
Of the sanhedrim, of which he was now president: he sat at the head of the…

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 …