Passage

Mark 14.56

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

54. And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. 55. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.

56. For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together.

And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 58. We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. (Mark 14:54-58, ASV)

WEB

54. Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. 55. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.

56. For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn’t agree with each other.

Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying, 58. “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” (Mark 14:54-58, WEB)

KJV

54. And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 55. And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

56. For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 58. We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. (Mark 14:54-58, KJV)

YLT

54. and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire. 55. And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony, to put him to death, and they were not finding,

56. for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.

And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying 58. 'We heard him saying, I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;' (Mark 14:54-58, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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The Passion of Christ

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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