Jesus

and his
Jewish Trials

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FIRST TRIAL OF JESUS BEFORE ANNAS

(John 18:13-24) (Pre-trial- not official and not legal.)
Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas.
Annas had been the high priest, but deposed by the
Romans who didnt want hereditary priest. Still
considered the real high priest.
Annas was one of the men who controlled all those
money changers and sellers of animals that Jesus became
so angry about. (Matthew 21:12 & John 2:15)
Jesus questioned by Annas. Jesus says everything was
done in the open. (This implies that Jesus wasnt trying to
undermine the Jews because nothing was secret.)
Jesus won this argument so Annas stopped questioning
him.
Jesus is sent, bound, to Caiaphas.

2ND TRIAL OF JESUS BEFORE CAIAPHAS AND

SANHEDRON AT CAIAPHAS HOUSE
(Mark 14:53; Matt. 26:57; Luke 22:54; John 18:24)

Caiaphas was the official high priest.

Trial was illegal because it was at night and not in the
proper place and the entire Sanhedrin was not
present.
This trial was clearly about trying to trap Jesus into a
confession that would put him worth of death. But
hes unshakeable.
The false witnesses could not agree with each other
and could not even agree on Jesus own words.
Jesus declares himself the Son of God (which is illegal
unless its true) and so he is convicted of blasphemy.
Jesus is illegally beaten.

3rd TRIAL BEFORE THE ENTIRE

SAHEDRIN
Jesus is asked to repeat his testimony.
Jesus tells them He will be seated at the right hand of
God.
This is just a sham of a
trial meant to be legal.
It would have taken place
with all the leaders present
and during daytime but it
broke the law that said no
man should be convicted
by 2 trials 2 days in a row.
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