Mark 14
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The Plot to Kill Jesus
Mt 26:1–5; Lk 22:1–2; Jn 11:45–53
1#Lk 22:1–2; Jn 13:1Now the feasts of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread were two days away. And the chief priests and the scribes looked for a way to seize Him secretly and kill Him. 2But they said “Not on the feast day, lest there will be an uproar among the people.”
The Anointing at Bethany
Mt 26:6–13; Jn 12:1–8
3#Mt 21:17; Lk 7:37–39While He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at supper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of ointment, a very costly spikenard. She broke the jar and poured the ointment on His head.
4There were some with indignation within themselves, saying, “Why was this ointment wasted? 5#Jn 13:29It might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii#A year’s wages. and given to the poor.” And they grumbled against her.
6Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. 7#Dt 15:11; Mt 26:11You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish, you may do good to them. But you will not always have Me. 8#2Co 8:12She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 9#Mk 16:15Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel will be preached throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be spoken of as a memorial to her.”
Judas’ Agreement to Betray Jesus
Mt 26:14–18; Lk 22:3–6
10#Jn 13:2; Mt 26:14–16Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. 11When they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he looked for how he might conveniently betray Him.
The Passover With the Disciples
Mt 26:17–28; Lk 22:7–14, 21–23; Jn 13:21–30
12#Ex 12:6; 12:8On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
13So He sent two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you there. Follow him. 14#Jn 11:28Wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ 15#Ac 1:13He will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
16His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it as He had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
17#Lk 22:14In the evening He came with the twelve. 18#Ps 41:9; Jn 6:70As they sat and ate, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
19They began to be sorrowful and to say to Him one by one, “Is it I?” and another, “Is it I?”
20#Jn 13:26He answered them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread in the dish with Me. 21#Mk 14:49The Son of Man indeed goes as it is written concerning Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.”
The Lord’s Supper
Mt 26:26–30; Lk 22:15–20; 1Co 11:23–25
22#Mt 26:26–29; 14:19As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “Take and eat it. This is My body.”
23#1Co 10:16Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them. And they all drank from it.
24#Ex 24:8; Zec 9:11He said to them, “This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. 25#Mt 26:29Truly I say to you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
26#Mt 26:30; 21:1When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Peter’s Denial Foretold
Mt 26:31–35; Lk 22:31–34; Jn 13:36–38
27#Zec 13:7; Mt 26:31Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away on account of Me this night, for it is written:
‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.’#Zec 13:7.
28#Mt 28:16; Mk 16:7But after I have risen, I will go before you to Galilee.”
29Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away, I will not.”
30#Mk 14:66–72; Jn 13:38Jesus said to him, “Truly, I say to you that this day, during the night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
31But he said more vehemently, “If I must die with You, I will not deny You.” They all said the same thing.
The Prayer in Gethsemane
Mt 26:36–46; Lk 22:39–46
32#Mt 26:36–46; Mk 14:36They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. And He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33#Mk 5:37; 9:2He took Peter and James and John with Him and began to be greatly distressed and very troubled. 34#Jn 12:27And He said to them, “My soul is deeply sorrowful unto death. Remain here and keep watch.”
35#Mk 14:41; Heb 5:7He went a little farther and fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. 36#Gal 4:6; Jn 5:30He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”
37Then He came and found them sleeping and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not keep watch one hour? 38#Mt 26:41; Mk 14:34Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39Again He went away and prayed the same words. 40When He returned, He again found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
41#Mk 9:31; 14:35When He returned a third time, He said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42Rise up, let us go. Look! He who betrays Me is at hand.”
The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Mt 26:47–56; Lk 22:47–53; Jn 18:3–12
43#Ac 1:16Immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44Now he who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One. Seize Him and lead Him away safely.” 45So as soon as he came, he went to Him immediately and said, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. 46They laid hands on Him and seized Him. 47Then one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
48Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would a thief? 49#Mk 12:35; Jn 8:2Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” 50#Mk 14:27; Ps 38:11Then they all deserted Him and fled.
The Young Man Who Fled
51A young man followed Him, wearing a linen cloth around himself. And the young men laid hold of him, 52so he left the linen cloth, and fled from them unclothed.
Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
Mt 26:57–68; Lk 22:54–55, 63–71; Jn 18:13–14, 19–24
53#Mt 26:57–68They led Jesus away to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled with him. 54#Jn 18:18; Mt 26:3Peter followed Him at a distance into the courtyard of the high priest. He sat with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.
55Now the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin requested testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. 56Many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.
57#Mt 26:60–61Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, 58#Mk 15:29; Jn 2:19“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another not made with hands.’ ” 59But still their testimony did not agree.
60Then the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Do You answer nothing? What is it which these men testify against You?” 61#Isa 53:7; Mt 16:16But He kept silent and answered nothing.
Again the high priest asked Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
62#Ps 110:1; Heb 1:3Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
63#Nu 14:6The high priest tore his robes, saying, “What need do we have of any further witnesses? 64#Lev 24:16You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”
They all condemned Him as guilty unto death. 65#Isa 50:6; Mt 26:67–68Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to strike Him, saying to Him, “Prophesy!” And the guards struck Him with the palms of their hands.
Peter’s Denial of Jesus
Mt 26:69–75; Lk 22:56–62; Jn 18:15–18, 25–27
66#Mk 14:54While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came. 67#Mk 14:54When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus of Nazareth.”
68But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” Then he went out to the porch, and a rooster crowed.
69The servant girl saw him again and began to say to those who stood by, “This man is one of them.” 70#Ac 2:7But again, he denied it.
A little while later, those who stood by said again to Peter, “Surely, you are one of them. For you are a Galilean, and your speech confirms it.”
71Peter began to invoke a curse on himself, and to swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak.”
72#Mk 14:30; 14:68And the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And when he thought on this, he wept.
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Mark 14
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The Plot against Jesus
(Mt 26.1–5; Lk 22.1–2; Jn 11.45–53)
1 #
Ex 12.1–27
It was now two days before the Festival of Passover and Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and put him to death. 2“We must not do it during the festival,” they said, “or the people might riot.”
Jesus is Anointed at Bethany
(Mt 26.6–13; Jn 12.1–8)
3 #
Lk 7.37–38
Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, a man who had suffered from a dreaded skin disease. While Jesus was eating, a woman came in with an alabaster jar full of a very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus' head. 4Some of the people there became angry and said to one another, “What was the use of wasting the perfume? 5It could have been sold for more than 300 silver coins#14.5 silver coins: See 6.37. and the money given to the poor!” And they criticized her harshly.
6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a fine and beautiful thing for me. 7#Deut 15.11You will always have poor people with you, and any time you want to, you can help them. But you will not always have me. 8She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial. 9Now, I assure you that wherever the gospel is preached all over the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
(Mt 26.14–16; Lk 22.3–6)
10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus to them. 11They were pleased to hear what he had to say, and promised to give him money. So Judas started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them.
Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with his Disciples
(Mt 26.17–25; Lk 22.7–14, 21–23; Jn 13.21–30)
12On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the day the lambs for the Passover meal were killed, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and get the Passover meal ready for you?”
13Then Jesus sent two of them with these instructions: “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him 14to the house he enters, and say to the owner of the house: ‘The Teacher says, Where is the room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal?’ 15Then he will show you a large upstairs room, prepared and furnished, where you will get everything ready for us.”
16The disciples left, went to the city, and found everything just as Jesus had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
17When it was evening, Jesus came with the twelve disciples. 18#Ps 41.9While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you that one of you will betray me — one who is eating with me.”
19The disciples were upset and began to ask him, one after the other, “Surely you don't mean me, do you?”
20Jesus answered, “It will be one of you twelve, one who dips his bread in the dish with me. 21The Son of Man will die as the Scriptures say he will; but how terrible for that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!”
The Lord's Supper
(Mt 26.26–30; Lk 22.14–20; 1 Cor 11.23–25)
22While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. “Take it,” he said, “this is my body.”
23Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and handed it to them; and they all drank from it. 24#Ex 24.8; Jer 31.31–34Jesus said, “This is my blood which is poured out for many, my blood which seals God's covenant. 25I tell you, I will never again drink this wine until the day I drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God.”
26Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial
(Mt 26.31–35; Lk 22.31–34; Jn 13.36–38)
27 #
Zech 13.7
Jesus said to them, “All of you will run away and leave me, for the scripture says, ‘God will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will all be scattered.’ 28#Mt 28.16But after I am raised to life, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.”
29Peter answered, “I will never leave you, even though all the rest do!”
30Jesus said to Peter, “I tell you that before the cock crows twice tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.”
31Peter answered even more strongly, “I will never say that, even if I have to die with you!”
And all the other disciples said the same thing.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
(Mt 26.36–46; Lk 22.39–46)
32They came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33He took Peter, James, and John with him. Distress and anguish came over him, 34and he said to them, “The sorrow in my heart is so great that it almost crushes me. Stay here and keep watch.”
35He went a little farther on, threw himself on the ground, and prayed that, if possible, he might not have to go through that time of suffering. 36“Father,” he prayed, “my Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet not what I want, but what you want.”
37Then he returned and found the three disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Weren't you able to stay awake even for one hour?” 38And he said to them, “Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39He went away once more and prayed, saying the same words. 40Then he came back to the disciples and found them asleep; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to say to him.
41When he came back the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come! Look, the Son of Man is now being handed over to the power of sinners. 42Get up, let us go. Look, here is the man who is betraying me!”
The Arrest of Jesus
(Mt 26.47–56; Lk 22.47–53; Jn 18.3–12)
43Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, and sent by the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders. 44The traitor had given the crowd a signal: “The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him and take him away under guard.”
45As soon as Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus and said, “Teacher!” and kissed him. 46So they arrested Jesus and held him tight. 47But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck at the High Priest's slave, cutting off his ear. 48Then Jesus spoke up and said to them, “Did you have to come with swords and clubs to capture me, as though I were an outlaw? 49#Lk 19.47; 21.37Day after day I was with you teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must come true.”
50Then all the disciples left him and ran away.
51A certain young man, dressed only in a linen cloth, was following Jesus. They tried to arrest him, 52but he ran away naked, leaving the cloth behind.
Jesus before the Council
(Mt 26.57–68; Lk 22.54–55, 63–71; Jn 18.13–14, 19–24)
53Then Jesus was taken to the High Priest's house, where all the chief priests, the elders, and the teachers of the Law were gathering. 54Peter followed from a distance and went into the courtyard of the High Priest's house. There he sat down with the guards, keeping himself warm by the fire. 55The chief priests and the whole Council tried to find some evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they could not find any. 56Many witnesses told lies against Jesus, but their stories did not agree.
57Then some men stood up and told this lie against Jesus: 58#Jn 2.19“We heard him say, ‘I will tear down this Temple which men have made, and after three days I will build one that is not made by men.’ ” 59Not even they, however, could make their stories agree.
60The High Priest stood up in front of them all and questioned Jesus, “Have you no answer to the accusation they bring against you?”
61But Jesus kept quiet and would not say a word. Again the High Priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed God?”
62 #
Dan 7.13
“I am,” answered Jesus, “and you will all see the Son of Man seated on the right of the Almighty and coming with the clouds of heaven!”
63The High Priest tore his robes and said, “We don't need any more witnesses! 64#Lev 24.16You heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?”
They all voted against him: he was guilty and should be put to death.
65Some of them began to spit on Jesus, and they blindfolded him and hit him. “Guess who hit you!” they said. And the guards took him and slapped him.
Peter Denies Jesus
(Mt 26.69–75; Lk 22.56–62; Jn 18.15–18, 25–27)
66Peter was still down in the courtyard when one of the High Priest's servant women came by. 67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked straight at him and said, “You, too, were with Jesus of Nazareth.”
68But he denied it. “I don't know… I don't understand what you are talking about,” he answered, and went out into the passage. Just then a cock crowed.#14.68 Some manuscripts do not have Just then a cock crowed.
69The servant woman saw him there and began to repeat to the bystanders, “He is one of them!” 70But Peter denied it again.
A little while later the bystanders accused Peter again, “You can't deny that you are one of them, because you, too, are from Galilee.”
71Then Peter said, “I swear that I am telling the truth! May God punish me if I am not! I do not know the man you are talking about!”
72Just then a cock crowed a second time, and Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the cock crows twice, you will say three times that you do not know me.” And he broke down and cried.
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