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The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his teaching.
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A Trap, Not a Trial
Scholars emphasize that this questioning by the high priest was not a fair legal process but an insidious trap. The goal was to trick Jesus into saying something that could be used to formally charge Him with either political sedition against Rome or religious heresy against Jewish law.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The high-priest then asked Jesus of his disciples. To ascertain their number and power. The charge on which they wished to arraign him was…
Asked (ηρωτησεν). First aorist active indicative of ερωταω, to question, usual meaning. This was Annas making a preliminary examin…
19th Century
Anglican
The high priest then asked Jesus.—Compare Notes on John 18:15. By the “high priest” is probably meant Caiaphas, though th…
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Baptist
The high priest then asked Jesus of His disciples and of His doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I always taught in the …
The questioning focused on Jesus’ disciples and his teaching. The number and activity of the former would be important if the authorities suspected…
16th Century
Protestant
The high priest then asked Jesus. The high priest interrogates Christ as if He were some seditious person who had split the Churc…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The high priest then asked Jesus Being now brought from Annas to Caiaphas, who was the high priest and mouth of the sanhe…
Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth …
13th Century
Catholic
Now the Evangelist describes how our Lord was taken by the officers and led before the leaders. He is first led to one leader, Annas, and…
