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The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses?
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A Dramatic Declaration
Commentators explain that the high priest tearing his clothes was a traditional sign of grief, but here it was a calculated, public act. It was the prescribed response to hearing what he considered blasphemy. This dramatic gesture was meant to show the council that Jesus had just committed a crime worthy of death, ending the need for further testimony.
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19th Century
Anglican
Then the high priest rent his clothes.—It is noticeable that St. Mark uses the word for the inner garment, St. Matthew th…
Baptist
Perhaps we have the same narrative in Luke; possibly, however, he gives us a continuation of the sad story; it is difficult to say which is the cas…
The tearing of one’s clothes was originally a sign of great grief (cf. Genesis 37:29; 2 Kings 18:37). The action of the high…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the high priest rent his clothes As was usual upon hearing blasphemy; which he now supposed the case, or at lea…
Presbyterian
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 …