He hath spoken blasphemy (εβλασφημησεν). There was no need of witnesses now, for Jesus had incriminated himself by claiming under …

Then the High Priest rent his clothes. The Jews were accustomed to tear their clothes as a token of grief. This was often done as a matter…

Then the high priest rent his clothes — This act was a formal sign of condemnation, much like an English judge putting on the blac…

If He had not been God incarnate, He would have been guilty of blasphemy and would have deserved to die. By the law of Moses, a blasphemer was to b…

St. John Chrysostom: When the Chief Priests were assembled, this gathering of thugs tried to give their conspiracy the appeara…

Rending garments was an expression of indignation or grief (cf. 2 Kings 18:37; Acts 14:14). Whether the Sanhedrin thought J…

Then the high priest rent his garments. From this, we see how little benefit wicked men gained from the miracles by which Christ had prove…

Then the high priest rent his clothes
Both his outer and inner garments. This he did to show his zeal for the honour…

Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples are not willing to be known as…

This section discu es Christ’s arrest; now, it discu es where He would be led, describing the place and those gathered there. He says, therefore: <…