And the maid saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” But again he denied it. And after a little while again the bystanders said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.” But he began to invoke a curse on himself […]
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And as Peter was below in the courtyard one of the maids of the high priest came; and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway. […]
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And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face , and to strike Him, saying to Him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received Him with blows. Mark 14:65 Lord we continue to hear how You were abused physically. Thank You for all the suffering You did for us. Thank You too Lord for […]
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And the high priest tore his mantle and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? You have heard His blasphemy. What is your decision.” And they all condemned Him as deserving death. Mark 14:63, 64 Lord this was certainly no surprise. You knew they had been looking for an excuse to kill You. They didn’t […]
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Again the high priest asked Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” And Jesus said, “I am; and you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” Mark 14:60 – 62 Lord, now You speak but Your words are certainly […]
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And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have You no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against You?” But He was silent and made no answer. Mark 14:60 Lord, You were silent and didn’t answer. There are times when it doesn’t pay to answer. No matter […]
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And some stood up and bore false witness against Him saying, “We have heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’” Yet not even so did their testimony agree. Mark 14:57 – 59 Lord, You were there listening […]
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For many bore false witness against Him and their witness did not agree. Mark 14:56 Lord ….what a scene this was. They were lying about You and the lies didn’t match. That is so often the case even today when there are those that lie. Thank You Lord for helping us through those difficult times […]
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Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death; but they found none. Mark 14:55 Lord You certainly know how we feel when we are falsely accused because that is exactly what happened to You. Thank You for being there when we cry out to You for […]
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And Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire. Mark 14:54 Lord …Peter was there watching. We know he loved You. We also know, as the story goes on, that he will deny that he […]
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