Mark 14 · Verse 61

Mark 14:61

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Mark 14:61, King James Version

Mark 14:61 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
WEBBut he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
ASVBut he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
YLTand he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, ‘Art thou the Christ--the Son of the Blessed?'
DARBYBut he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
BBEBut he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?
WebsterBut he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

What does Mark 14:61 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
61. But he held his peace, and answered nothing--This must have nonplussed them. But they were not to be easily baulked of their object. Again the high priest--arose (Mt 26:62), matters having now come to a crisis. asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?--Why our Lord should have answered this question, when He was silent as to the former, we might not have quite seen, but for Matthew, who says (Mt 26:63) that the high priest put Him upon solemn oath, saying, "I adjure Thee by the living God, that Thou tell us whether Thou be the Christ, the Son of God." Such an adjuration was understood to render an answer legally necessary (Le 5:1). (Also see on Joh 18:28.)

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 61.

(m) "But he held" Ps 39:9, Isa 53:7, 1Pet 2:23

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 61 Of the Blessed? - Θεου του ευλογητου, Or, of God the blessed one. Θεου, is added here by AK, ten others, Vulgate, and one of the Itala. It might be introduced into the text, put in Italics, if the authority of the MSS. and versions be not deemed sufficient. It appears necessary for the better understanding of the text. The adjective, however, conveys a good sense by itself, and is according to a frequent Hebrew form of speech.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 14:53-65

We have here Christ's condemnation before the great council of the Jews. Peter followed; but the high priest's fire-side was no proper place, nor his servants proper company, for Peter: it was an entrance into temptation. Great diligence was used to procure false witnesses against Jesus, yet their testimony was not equal to the charge of a capital crime, by the utmost stretch of their law. He was asked, Art thou the…

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Mark 14:61 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ἐσιώπαesiōpaHe was silentG4623
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatodid He answerG611
οὐδέν.oudenno [thing].G3762
πάλινpalinAgainG3825
ὁhotheG3588
ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh priestG749
ἐπηρώταepērōtawas questioningG1905
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
λέγειlegeihe saysG3004
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771
εἶeiareG1510
ὁhotheG3588
χριστὸςchristosChristG5547
ὁhotheG3588
υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207
τοῦtouof theG3588
εὐλογητοῦ;eulogētouBlessed [One]?G2128

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Cross references for Mark 14:61

  • Matthew 26:63-64

    But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

  • Mark 15:2

    And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

  • Isaiah 53:7

    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

  • John 10:30-31

    I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

  • John 19:7

    The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

  • Luke 22:67-71

    Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. …

  • John 10:36

    Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  • 1 Peter 2:23

    Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

  • Psalms 119:12

    Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

  • Isaiah 9:6-7

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • Matthew 27:12-14

    And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

  • Psalms 39:9

    I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he held.
Ps 39:1,2,9; Isa 53:7; Mt 27:12-14; Ac 8:32; 1Pe 2:23
Art.
15:2; Mt 11:3-5; 16:16; 26:63,64; Lu 22:67-70; Joh 10:24; 18:37
the Son.
Ps 2:7; 119:12; Isa 9:6,7; Mt 3:17; 8:29; Joh 1:34,49-51; 5:18-25
Joh 10:30,31,36; 19:7; 1Ti 1:11; 6:15

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Context

  • Mark 14:60

    And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

  • Mark 14:61

    But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

  • Mark 14:62

    And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

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Mark 14:61 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas él callaba, y nada respondía. El sumo sacerdote le volvió á preguntar, y le dice: ¿Eres tú el Cristo, el Hijo del Bendito?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il garda le silence, et ne répondit rien. Le souverain sacrificateur l’interrogea encore, et lui dit: Toi, tu es le Christ, le Fils du Béni?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er aber schwieg und antwortete nichts. Wiederum fragte ihn der Hohepriester und spricht zu ihm: Bist du der Christus, der Sohn des Gesegneten?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ille autem tacebat, et nihil respondit. Rursum summus sacerdos interrogabat eum, et dixit ei: Tu es Christus Filius Dei benedicti?