Neville Goddard on Mark 14:53-65 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 14 in context

Scripture Focus

53And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

54And 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.

55And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

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

57And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

59But neither so did their witness agree together.

60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

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.

63Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?

64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

Mark 14:53-65

Biblical Context

In Mark 14:53-65, Jesus is brought before the high priest and condemned as false witnesses arise and fail to agree. The scene points to the inner courtroom where awareness decides reality.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider these words as a revelation of your own inner court. The high priest, the council, the crowd—these are not distant judges but the voices of your own ego magnified in your consciousness. When Jesus says, I am, and you shall see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of power, that is not a historical claim but the declaration of your inner I AM—awareness that does not tremble before appearances. The false witnesses that contradict each other symbolize the wavering thoughts that try to define you by externals: symptoms, doubts, past names. Yet the Christ within remains untouched, answering nothing but revealing the standing of power right where you are. The trial ends when you listen for the inner witness who is not swayed by the crowd, and when you embrace the truth that you are the one who speaks and the one who remains silent, your mind crushes the false testimony of lack. Your state of consciousness is the court, and the verdict you pronounce becomes your reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe to settle, then assume the feeling 'I am the Christ within' and let that witness govern your inner courtroom. If doubts arise, revise them by affirming 'Power, right hand of God, is my now' and feel it real.