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60 The high priest then rose among them and asked Jesus, “Have you no reply to counter the testimony that these witnesses have given?” 61 [a]But he remained silent and offered no response. Again, the high priest questioned him, asking, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”[b] 62 Jesus replied, “I am.

And you will see the Son of Man
    seated at the right hand of the Power
    and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:61 Just when he is being judged and abased, Jesus for the first time openly declares himself to be the Messiah, of royal descent and divine rank (Ps 110:1; Dan 7:13).
    The Jewish authorities are scandalized and condemn him. He then suffers the harsh lot of the Servant prophet.
  2. Mark 14:61 Son of the Blessed One: in late Judaism people avoided uttering the name of God, as a sign of respect; they preferred other expressions such as “the Blessed One” or “the Power” (v. 62).

60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.(A)

Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”(B)

62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”(C)

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