Mark 14:53
And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
52But he, casting off the linen cloth, fled from them naked.
Cross References
Matthew 26:3Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas:
Mark 15:1And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate.
John 18:12Then the band and the tribune and the servants of the Jews took Jesus and bound him.
Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Mark 14:44-53
The Treachery of Judas. 43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. 46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 47 And one of them… Read the whole commentary →