Marcos 14:55

55 Y los principales sacerdotes y todo el concilio, procuraban obtener testimonio contra Jesús para darle muerte, pero no lo hallaban.

Marcos 14:55 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:55

And the chief priests, and all the council
Especially the former, who were of all most busy and active in this matter:

sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death;
on which they were determined, right or wrong; in this they went contrary to one of their own canons, which runs thus ^F11:

``in pecuniary causes, they begin either for absolution, or condemnation; but in capital causes, they begin for absolution, and do not begin for condemnation.''

That is, they begun with such evidences as tended to acquit a man, and not with such as served to condemn him; whereas this court was only seeking for such evidence to begin with, that they might condemn Jesus to death:

and found none;
that would answer their purpose; (See Gill on Matthew 26:59).

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 4. sect. 1.

Marcos 14:55 In-Context

53 Y llevaron a Jesús al sumo sacerdote; y se reunieron<***> todos los principales sacerdotes, los ancianos y los escribas.

54 Pedro le siguió de lejos hasta dentro del patio del sumo sacerdote; estaba sentado con los alguaciles, calentándose al fuego.

55 Y los principales sacerdotes y todo el concilio, procuraban obtener testimonio contra Jesús para darle muerte, pero no lo hallaban.

56 Porque muchos daban falso testimonio contra El, pero sus testimonios no coincidían.

57 Y algunos, levantándose, daban falso testimonio contra El, diciendo: