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Mark 14:62 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 62. 62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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Quick Meaning
This verse answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council.
The witnesses do not agree; he still tells them who he is
This verse is one part of that explanation in Mark 14:53-65. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Mark 14:53-65
Read Mark 14:62 with 14:53-65. This verse answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council. The complete unit's controlling movement is: Before the high priest, witnesses fail to agree; Jesus answers the identity question with Christ and Son-of-Man language, the council condemns him, and guards mock and beat him.
Follow the Context
- Before the high priest, witnesses fail to agree
- Jesus answers the identity question with Christ and Son-of-Man language, the council condemns him
- guards mock and beat him.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand…”
In plain language: answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council
Before the high priest, witnesses fail to agree; Jesus answers the identity question with Christ and Son-of-Man language, the council condemns him, and guards mock and beat him. Within that movement, this wording answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council.
Why it matters: This wording carries a material narrative, lexical, textual, historical, theological, ethical, or misuse boundary.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
The hearing does not make Jewish people collectively guilty for Jesus' death. Read Mark 14:62 with Mark 14:53-65. In context, the verse answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council.
What Remains True
Conflicted testimony gives way to Jesus' identity claim, condemnation, and degrading abuse by specific authorities. At Mark 14:62, answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council.
Teach It Back
Explain Mark 14:62's specific contribution to Mark 14:53-65: answers the identity question with Christ, Son, Danielic Son-of-Man, and Psalm-110 authority before the council. Include the surrounding movement, one uncertainty or ethical boundary, and what the verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Mark 14:53-65 — The Council Condemns Jesus after Conflicted TestimonySources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The preferred reading follows Mark's immediate narrative and whole-book movement while keeping the material alternative visible: Mark depicts a night hearing with literary and historical questions; it should not be flattened into a complete transcript of Jewish legal procedure. Specific leaders act under Roman occupation, and later Christians must reject collective Jewish guilt.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Mark 14:53-65, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and material variants checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Mark.txt, 14:53-65
Open the Mark Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Mark with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, older-English clarification, variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Mark PDF, printed pp. 1868–1901, 14:53-65 and attached translator/textual notes
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