Mark 14:61 But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

How does Jesus respond to the high priest’s question?

“But He kept silent and did not answer” (Mark 14:61a).

ἀπεκρίνατο (apokrinato) (“answer, reply”) 3S Aorist Middle Indicative of  ἀποκρίνομαι- “ἀποκρίνομαι is almost always put in the aorist passive in the NT and in that form has a deponent force. In the middle (seven instances in the aorist) the verb connotes a solemn or legal utterance. This is in keeping with the genius of the middle voice, for a legal defense is more than a mere response-it involves a vested interest on the part of the speaker” (Dan Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, 421).

In the prophecy of Isaiah 53:7, how does “He” (the Messiah) respond when “He” is oppressed and afflicted?

Is. 53:7         He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,

                         yet he opened not his mouth;

              like a  lamb that is led to the slaughter,

                        and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,

                        so he opened not his mouth.

What does the high priest do again?

“Again the high priest was questioning Him” (Mark 14:61).

ἐπηρώτα (epērōta) 3S Imperfect Active Indicative of ἐπερωτάω

“to put a question to, ask” (BDAG, 362)

What does the high priest ask Jesus when he again questions Him?

“Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” (Mark 14:61)

[The open question has no grammatical indication of whether a positive or negative answer is expected. (Porter, Idioms of the Greek New Testament, 276)]

ὁ Χριστός (ho Christos) (“the Christ”)–

1.   fulfiller of Israelite expectation of a deliverer, the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Christ, appellative

2.   the personal name ascribed to Jesus, Christ, which many gentiles must have understood in this way (to them it seemed very much like Χριστός (even in pronunciation) (BDAG, 1091).

ὁ υἰὸς (ho huios) (“the Son”)–

1.            a male who is in a kinship relationship either biologically or by legal action, son, offspring descendant

2.            a person related or closely associated as if by ties of sonship, son, transferred sense of 1

a.    of a pupil, follower, or one who is otherwise a spiritual son

b.   of the individual members of a large and coherent group

c.    of one whose identity is defined in terms of a relationship with a person or thing.

d.   in various combinations as a designation of the Messiah and a self-designation of Jesus (BDAG, 1025).

τοῦ εὐλογητοῦ (tou eulogētou) (“the Blessed One”)–

“blessed, praised... ὁ εὐ. as periphrasis for the name of God, which is not mentioned out of reverence Mk 14:61” (BDAG, 408).

About what two titles of Jesus did the high priest question?

“the Christ” and “the Son of the Blessed One” (Mark 14:61)

Jesus, Yeshua, Son of God, Son of Man, Messiah, Savior, Lord,

You are the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One, image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by You all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through You and for You. You are before all things, and in You all things hold together. You are the head of the body, the church. You are the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything You may be preeminent. For in You all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through You to reconcile to Yourself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of Your cross. (drawn from Col 1:15-20)

In these last days God has spoken to us in You, His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And You are the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and You uphold all things by the word of Your power. When You had made purification of sins, You sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much better than the angels, as You have inherited a more excellent name than they. For to which of the angels did He ever say, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You’? And again, ‘I will be a Father to Him and He shall be a Son to Me’?, And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.” And of the angels He says, ‘Who makes His angels winds, and His ministers a flame of fire.’ But of You, the Son, He says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions.’ And, ‘You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands; They will perish, but You remain; and they all will become old like a garment, and like a mantle You will roll them up; like a garment they will also be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will not come to an end.’ But to which of the angels has He ever said, 

‘Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet’? (drawn from Heb 1:1-14).

Blessing to Your glory and the glory of Your powerful Name!

In Your blessed and powerful Name I pray, Amen.