Lexham English Bible

Mark 14:51-58 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

51. And a certain young man was following him, clothed only in a linen cloth on his naked body. And they attempted to seize him,

52. but he left behind the linen cloth and fled naked.

53. And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

54. And Peter followed him from a distance, right inside, into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the officers and warming himself by the fire.

55. Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find it.

56. For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony was not consistent.

57. And some stood up and began to give false testimony against him, saying,

58. “We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands.”