And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
The rising of certain ones to bear false witness belongs to the hearing before Annas and the court of Caiaphas, where Jesus stood before the high priest in the judgment hall with Caiaphas presiding. Caiaphas sat on the throne of judgment with Jesus at its foot to be tried for His life, with judges and those interested in the trial on either side, Roman soldiers ranged on the platform below the throne, and a multitude watching amid wild excitement. Amid the surrounding excitement and hostility Jesus remained calm and serene, dignified and majestic, with a holy influence emanating from Him, in strong contrast to the excited and malignant deportment of Annas and Caiaphas, so that even the hardened multitude questioned whether a man of God-like presence should be sentenced as a common criminal.
Caiaphas himself was struck with admiration for Jesus' bearing and convicted that He was akin to God, but he banished the thought and in sneering, haughty tones demanded that Jesus work one of His famous miracles before him, which Jesus passed by as though He heard it not. Perceiving Jesus' influence over the crowd, Caiaphas hastened the trial. He was arrayed in gorgeous robe with glittering tiara and costly breastplate on which the light of God's glory had formerly flashed, while Jesus stood in coarse, homely garments, though He had reigned in the courts of heaven crowned and in garments of brightness attended by holy angels.
Certain witnesses were sought out and arose to falsely accuse Jesus during His trial in order to secure His condemnation, since the rulers could establish no valid charge against Him by fair means. They claimed He had said He would destroy the temple made by human hands and build another in three days, but their testimony did not agree, exposing the accusation as unreliable. When questioned about this testimony, Jesus remained silent.
The rising of certain ones to bear false witness belongs to the hearing before Annas and the court of Caiaphas, where Jesus stood before the high priest in the judgment hall with Caiaphas presiding.
Caiaphas sat on the throne of judgment with Jesus at its foot to be tried for His life, with judges and those interested in the trial on either side, Roman soldiers ranged on the platform below the throne, and a multitude watching amid wild excitement.
Amid the surrounding excitement and hostility Jesus remained calm and serene, dignified and majestic, with a holy influence emanating from Him, in strong contrast to the excited and malignant deportment of Annas and Caiaphas, so that even the hardened multitude questioned whether a man of God-like presence should be sentenced as a common criminal.
Caiaphas himself was struck with admiration for Jesus' bearing and convicted that He was akin to God, but he banished the thought and in sneering, haughty tones demanded that Jesus work one of His famous miracles before him, which Jesus passed by as though He heard it not.
Perceiving Jesus' influence over the crowd, Caiaphas hastened the trial.
He was arrayed in gorgeous robe with glittering tiara and costly breastplate on which the light of God's glory had formerly flashed, while Jesus stood in coarse, homely garments, though He had reigned in the courts of heaven crowned and in garments of brightness attended by holy angels.
Certain witnesses were sought out and arose to falsely accuse Jesus during His trial in order to secure His condemnation, since the rulers could establish no valid charge against Him by fair means.
They claimed He had said He would destroy the temple made by human hands and build another in three days, but their testimony did not agree, exposing the accusation as unreliable.
When questioned about this testimony, Jesus remained silent.