Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
After a preliminary examination before Annas that yielded no charge, Jesus was sent still bound to Caiaphas the high priest for further questioning and trial, on the way from Annas to Caiaphas and then to Pilate. He remained tightly bound with painful hands under close guard as one already treated as condemned, hurried through the still-dark hours by a jeering mob from the house of Annas to the palace judgment hall where Caiaphas presided over the assembled council. Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, was an influential adviser obeyed as the voice of God who craved first seeing Jesus as a bound captive, while Caiaphas was a determined Sadducean enemy of Jesus. The transfer was hurried in secrecy under a pretense of legality to condemn the innocent Saviour before the people could vindicate Him for His works of mercy and turn public feeling in His favor. Through that night of mockery and scourging He remained calm, serene, and majestic in contrast to His malignant judges, while Peter, who with John witnessed the mock trial, denied Him with cursing and swearing.
From Annas to Caiaphas
After a preliminary examination before Annas that yielded no charge, Annas sent Jesus, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest for further questioning and trial. The sending marks the transfer from Annas to Caiaphas in the longer sequence in which Jesus was taken first to Annas and then to Caiaphas before being sent to Pilate. The transfer continued the effort to secure His condemnation, with the trial of Jesus before Caiaphas following upon His arrival bound.
Being sent bound means Jesus remained tightly bound, moving painfully with hands tightly bound and under close guard. The bonds were a sign He was already treated as condemned. He was hurried away bound by a hooting mob from Annas's house to Caiaphas's palace. The transfer took place while it was still very dark.
Annas was Caiaphas's father-in-law and an influential adviser whose counsel the people sought and obeyed as the voice of God. He craved the satisfaction of first seeing Jesus of Nazareth as a bound captive. Having been shown to Annas, Jesus was hurried away bound to Caiaphas.
Caiaphas was the high priest presiding over the fully assembled council of the Sanhedrin in his palace judgment hall. There in the judgment hall Jesus stood bound at the foot of the throne of judgment while Caiaphas sat upon it with the judges and those specially interested ranged on either side and Roman soldiers on the platform below. He was a Sadducee and a determined, unscrupulous enemy of Jesus, and he with Annas questioned Jesus again as the members assembled.
Unjust Trial and Witnesses
The transfer was hurried because the priests and rulers had decided that once they had Him there should be no delays in trial and condemnation. They feared that the people who remembered His acts of charity and mercy among them would rescue Him out of their hands if proceedings were delayed. They sought to avoid a week's delay during Passover and to preserve the mob's support before public opinion could turn in His favor. The haste was meant to prevent a rescue and to secure condemnation before sympathy for Jesus could grow.
The proceedings kept the appearance and pretense of a legal trial, though their purpose was to secure His condemnation. They were carried on in great secrecy to keep the people from learning what was being done. The secrecy was to prevent the people from coming forward to vindicate Jesus by testifying of the mighty works He had done. Such testimony would have turned the indignation of the people upon the Sanhedrin, condemned and brought its acts to naught, liberated Jesus, and given Him new honor at their hands.
The sending from Annas to Caiaphas continued the effort to condemn Him even though His accusers had found no charge against Him in the preliminary examination. He was the innocent Saviour, with no sin proven against Him, yet as humanity's substitute and surety He was condemned and humiliated. For His followers it was a shock to see the One they had hailed as king treated with contempt and sentenced to death.
Through a night of repeated insults, mockery, reviling, and scourging, He remained dignified and spoke only what was essential to glorify God. He stood calm and serene and majestic at the foot of the throne of judgment while Caiaphas sat upon it with the judges and those specially interested ranged on either side and Roman soldiers on the platform below. The excited and malignant and sneering haughty deportment of Annas and Caiaphas stood in strong contrast with His dignified Godlike bearing, from whom a holy influence pervaded the atmosphere. Even the hardened multitude questioned whether a man of such presence should be sentenced as a common criminal. Caiaphas was momentarily struck with admiration and convicted that Jesus was akin to God, then banished the thought and demanded that Jesus work one of His mighty miracles before him, which Jesus ignored as though He heard not. Perceiving the influence obtaining over the people, Caiaphas hastened the trial. He arose in gorgeous robe with glittering tiara and costly breastplate upon which the light of God's glory had often flashed in former days, while Jesus stood in coarse homely garb, though He had reigned crowned in the courts of heaven with garments of brightness attended by holy angels, now to be tried for His life at an earthly throne.
Peter as well as John witnessed much of the mock trial. During this examination Peter with cursing and swearing denied his Lord, causing Jesus a deep sorrow. Peter's failure came from trusting in himself. After he was converted, he became a bold witness for Christ.
After a preliminary examination before Annas that yielded no charge, Jesus was sent still bound to Caiaphas the high priest for further questioning and trial, on the way from Annas to Caiaphas and then to Pilate. He remained tightly bound with painful hands under close guard as one already treated as condemned, hurried through the still-dark hours by a jeering mob from the house of Annas to the palace judgment hall where Caiaphas presided over the assembled council. Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, was an influential adviser obeyed as the voice of God who craved first seeing Jesus as a bound captive, while Caiaphas was a determined Sadducean enemy of Jesus. The transfer was hurried in secrecy under a pretense of legality to condemn the innocent Saviour before the people could vindicate Him for His works of mercy and turn public feeling in His favor. Through that night of mockery and scourging He remained calm, serene, and majestic in contrast to His malignant judges, while Peter, who with John witnessed the mock trial, denied Him with cursing and swearing.
From Annas to Caiaphas
After a preliminary examination before Annas that yielded no charge, Annas sent Jesus, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest for further questioning and trial. The sending marks the transfer from Annas to Caiaphas in the longer sequence in which Jesus was taken first to Annas and then to Caiaphas before being sent to Pilate. The transfer continued the effort to secure His condemnation, with the trial of Jesus before Caiaphas following upon His arrival bound.
Being sent bound means Jesus remained tightly bound, moving painfully with hands tightly bound and under close guard. The bonds were a sign He was already treated as condemned. He was hurried away bound by a hooting mob from Annas's house to Caiaphas's palace. The transfer took place while it was still very dark.
Annas was Caiaphas's father-in-law and an influential adviser whose counsel the people sought and obeyed as the voice of God. He craved the satisfaction of first seeing Jesus of Nazareth as a bound captive. Having been shown to Annas, Jesus was hurried away bound to Caiaphas.
Caiaphas was the high priest presiding over the fully assembled council of the Sanhedrin in his palace judgment hall. There in the judgment hall Jesus stood bound at the foot of the throne of judgment while Caiaphas sat upon it with the judges and those specially interested ranged on either side and Roman soldiers on the platform below. He was a Sadducee and a determined, unscrupulous enemy of Jesus, and he with Annas questioned Jesus again as the members assembled.
Unjust Trial and Witnesses
The transfer was hurried because the priests and rulers had decided that once they had Him there should be no delays in trial and condemnation. They feared that the people who remembered His acts of charity and mercy among them would rescue Him out of their hands if proceedings were delayed. They sought to avoid a week's delay during Passover and to preserve the mob's support before public opinion could turn in His favor. The haste was meant to prevent a rescue and to secure condemnation before sympathy for Jesus could grow.
The proceedings kept the appearance and pretense of a legal trial, though their purpose was to secure His condemnation. They were carried on in great secrecy to keep the people from learning what was being done. The secrecy was to prevent the people from coming forward to vindicate Jesus by testifying of the mighty works He had done. Such testimony would have turned the indignation of the people upon the Sanhedrin, condemned and brought its acts to naught, liberated Jesus, and given Him new honor at their hands.
The sending from Annas to Caiaphas continued the effort to condemn Him even though His accusers had found no charge against Him in the preliminary examination. He was the innocent Saviour, with no sin proven against Him, yet as humanity's substitute and surety He was condemned and humiliated. For His followers it was a shock to see the One they had hailed as king treated with contempt and sentenced to death.
Through a night of repeated insults, mockery, reviling, and scourging, He remained dignified and spoke only what was essential to glorify God. He stood calm and serene and majestic at the foot of the throne of judgment while Caiaphas sat upon it with the judges and those specially interested ranged on either side and Roman soldiers on the platform below. The excited and malignant and sneering haughty deportment of Annas and Caiaphas stood in strong contrast with His dignified Godlike bearing, from whom a holy influence pervaded the atmosphere. Even the hardened multitude questioned whether a man of such presence should be sentenced as a common criminal. Caiaphas was momentarily struck with admiration and convicted that Jesus was akin to God, then banished the thought and demanded that Jesus work one of His mighty miracles before him, which Jesus ignored as though He heard not. Perceiving the influence obtaining over the people, Caiaphas hastened the trial. He arose in gorgeous robe with glittering tiara and costly breastplate upon which the light of God's glory had often flashed in former days, while Jesus stood in coarse homely garb, though He had reigned crowned in the courts of heaven with garments of brightness attended by holy angels, now to be tried for His life at an earthly throne.
Peter as well as John witnessed much of the mock trial. During this examination Peter with cursing and swearing denied his Lord, causing Jesus a deep sorrow. Peter's failure came from trusting in himself. After he was converted, he became a bold witness for Christ.