Mark 14
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The Plot to Kill Jesus
1It#Mt 26:1–5; Lk 22:1–2 was two days before the Passover#Ex 12:11 and the Festival#Jn 5:1 of Unleavened Bread.#Ex 23:15 The chief priests and the scribes#Mt 2:4 were looking for a cunning#Ps 10:7 way to arrest Jesus and kill him.#Jn 5:18 2“Not during the festival,” they said, “so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”
The Anointing at Bethany
3While#Mt 26:6–13; Jn 12:2–8 he was in Bethany#Mk 11:1 at the house of Simon the leper,#14:3 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14#Mt 11:5 as he was reclining at the table,#Lv 19:34 a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured it on his head.#Rm 12:13 4But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has this perfume been wasted? 5For this perfume might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii#14:5 A denarius = one day’s wage#Mt 18:28 and given to the poor.”#Rm 15:26 And they began to scold her.
6Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing#1Pt 2:12 for me. 7You always have the poor#Dt 15:11 with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.#Lk 10:38–42 8She has done what she could; she has anointed my body#Lk 12:4 in advance for burial.#Jn 19:40 9Truly I tell you,#Ps 72:19; Rv 22:21 wherever the gospel#Mk 1:1; Php 1:5 is proclaimed in the whole world,#Mt 13:38; 1Jn 2:2 what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
10Then#Mt 26:14–16; Lk 22:3–6 Judas Iscariot,#Mk 3:19 one of the Twelve,#Mk 11:11 went to the chief priests#Mt 2:4 to betray Jesus#Mk 9:31 to them. 11And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money.#Lk 19:15 So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray#Jn 13:21 him.
Preparation for Passover
12On#Mt 26:17–19; Lk 22:7–13 the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrifice the Passover lamb,#Ex 12:21 his disciples#Mt 9:10; Mk 10:10; Lk 6:1; Jn 6:3; Ac 6:1 asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover so that you may eat it?”
13So he sent two of his disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher#Mk 4:38; Eph 4:11 says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ 15He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” 16So the disciples#Mk 10:10 went out, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
Betrayal at the Passover
17When#Mt 26:20–25; Lk 22:21–23; Jn 13:21–30 evening came, he arrived with the Twelve.#Mk 11:11 18While they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me — one who is eating with me.”
19They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, “Surely not I?”
20He said to them, “It is one of the Twelve — the one who is dipping bread in the bowl with me. 21For the Son of Man#Mk 2:10 will go just as it is written#Mk 1:2; Ac 15:15 about him,#Dn 7:21,25; 9:26 but woe#Rv 9:12 to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had not been born.”
The First Lord’s Supper
22As#Mt 26:26–30; Lk 22:17–20; 1Co 11:23–25 they were eating, he took bread,#1Co 10:16 blessed and broke#Mt 14:19; 15:36; Ac 2:46; 20:7,11; 27:35 it, gave it to them,#Lk 24:30 and said, “Take it; this is my body.”#Lk 12:4; Jn 2:21; 6:51 23Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks,#Mk 8:6 he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant,#14:24 Other mss read the new covenant#Ex 24:8; Zch 9:11; Heb 9:18–20; 10:29; 13:20 which is poured out#Gn 4:11; Nm 35:33; Lm 4:13; Mt 23:35 for many.#Is 52:13–53:12 25Truly I tell you,#Rv 22:21 I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine#Is 32:12; Hab 3:17; Jms 3:12 until that day when I drink it new#14:25 Or drink new wine; lit drink it new#Is 25:6; Lk 13:28–29; 14:15–24 in the kingdom of God.”#Mk 1:15
26After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.#Mt 21:1
Peter’s Denial Predicted
27Then#Mt 26:31–35; Lk 22:31–38; Jn 13:31–38 Jesus said to them, “All of you will fall away,#14:27 Other mss add because of me this night because it is written:#Ac 15:15
I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep #
Mt 7:15
will be scattered.#14:27Zch 13:7#Zch 13:7
28 But after I have risen, #
1Co 15:4
I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”#Mt 17:22
29Peter#Lk 6:14; Ac 10:32 told him, “Even if everyone falls away, I will not.”
30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”#Mk 14:72
31But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with you, I will never deny you.” And they all said the same thing.
The Prayer in the Garden
32Then#Mt 26:36–46; Lk 22:39–46 they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he told his disciples,#Mk 10:10 “Sit here while I pray.”#Mt 5:44; Ac 12:12 33He took Peter,#Lk 6:14 James,#Ac 12:2 and John#Jn 21:7 with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34He said to them, “I am deeply grieved#14:34 Or “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”#Rv 16:15 35He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour#Jn 2:4 might pass from him. 36And he said, “Abba,#14:36 Aramaic for father Father!#Rm 8:15; Gl 4:6 All things are possible#Mt 19:26; Mk 9:23 for you. Take this cup#Ps 11:6; Is 51:17,22; Lm 4:21; Ezk 23:32–34; Mk 10:38–39; Jn 18:11 away from me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what you will.” 37Then he came and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon,#Mt 16:17 are you sleeping?#Lk 6:14 Couldn’t you stay awake one hour? 38Stay awake and pray#Mt 5:44 so that you won’t enter into temptation.#14:38 Or won’t be put to the test#Mt 6:13; Lk 4:13 The spirit#Ps 51:12 is willing, but the flesh#Php 3:3 is weak.” 39Once again he went away and prayed, saying the same thing. 40And again he came and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to him.#Mk 4:40 41Then he came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. See, the Son of Man#Mk 2:10 is betrayed into the hands of sinners.#Mk 8:31; 9:31; 10:33–34 42Get up; #Mk 5:41 let’s go. See, my betrayer is near.”
Judas’s Betrayal of Jesus
43While#Mt 26:47–56; Lk 22:47–53; Jn 18:1–2 he was still speaking, Judas,#Mk 3:19 one of the Twelve,#Mk 11:11 suddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes,#Mt 2:4 and the elders.#3Jn 1 44His betrayer had given them a signal. “The one I kiss,” he said, “he’s the one; arrest him and take him away under guard.” 45So when he came, immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Rabbi!” #Jn 11:8 and kissed him. 46They took hold of him and arrested him. 47One of those who stood by drew his sword, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his ear.
48Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,#14:48 Or insurrectionist to capture me? 49Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple,#Ac 21:26 and you didn’t arrest me. But the Scriptures#2Pt 1:20 must be fulfilled.”#Mt 1:22; Mk 9:12
50Then they all deserted him and ran away.#Mk 4:40; Jms 4:7 51Now a certain young man, wearing nothing but a linen cloth, was following him. They caught hold of him, 52but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked.#Am 2:16
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
53They#Mt 26:57–68; Lk 22:54,63–65; Jn 18:24 led Jesus away to the high priest,#Mt 26:3 and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes#Mt 2:4 assembled.#Mk 8:31; 10:33 54Peter#Lk 6:14 followed him at a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the servants,#14:54 Or temple police, or officers, also in v. 65#Jn 18:18 warming himself by the fire.
55The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin#Mk 13:9 were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death,#Mt 10:21 but they could not find any. 56For many were giving false testimony#Pr 6:19; 1Jn 5:10 against him, and the testimonies did not agree. 57Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, stating, 58“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands,#Col 2:11 and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’” 59Yet their testimony did not agree#Nm 35:30; Dt 17:6; 19:15; Php 2:6 even on this.
60Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t you have an answer to what these men are testifying against you?” 61But he kept silent and did not answer.#Is 53:7; Mt 27:12,14; Mk 15:5; Lk 23:9; Jn 19:9 Again the high priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah,#Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2 the Son#Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2 of the Blessed#Lk 1:68; Rm 1:25; 9:5; 2Co 1:3; 11:31; Eph 1:3; 1Pt 1:3 One?”
62 “I am,” #
Ex 3:14; Ps 45:8; Jn 8:24 said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man#Mk 2:10; Ac 7:56 seated at the right hand#Mt 20:21 of Power and coming with the clouds#Mt 26:64; Mk 13:26 of heaven.”#14:62Ps 110:1; Dn 7:13#Ps 110:1; Dn 7:13
63Then the high priest#Mt 26:3 tore his robes#Lv 10:6; 21:10; Nm 14:6; Jn 19:23 and said, “Why do we still need witnesses?#Heb 12:1 64You have heard the blasphemy.#Jn 10:33; Rv 13:6 What is your decision?” They all condemned him as deserving death.#Mk 10:33
65Then some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to beat him, saying, “Prophesy!” #Jn 11:51 The temple servants#Jn 18:18 also took him and slapped him.
Peter Denies His Lord
66While#Mt 26:69–75; Lk 22:54–62; Jn 18:15–18,25–27 Peter#Lk 6:14 was in the courtyard below, one of the high priest’s maidservants came. 67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.”#Mk 1:24; 10:47; 16:6; Lk 4:34; 24:19
68But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about.” Then he went out to the entryway,#14:68 Or forecourt and a rooster crowed.#14:68 Other mss omit and a rooster crowed
69When the maidservant saw him again, she began to tell those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
70But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, “You certainly are one of them, since you’re also a Galilean.”#14:70 Other mss add and your speech shows it#Jn 4:45
71Then he started to curse and swear,#Mt 5:34 “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”
72Immediately a rooster crowed a second time,#Mk 14:30 and Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the word to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
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Mark 14
14
The Plot to Kill Jesus
1 # For ver. 1, 2, see Matt. 26:2-5; Luke 22:1, 2 It was now two days before #See John 6:4 the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes #John 11:53; See Matt. 21:46were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2for they said, “Not during the feast, #Matt. 27:24lest there be an uproar from the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
3 # For ver. 3-9, see Matt. 26:6-13; John 12:1-8; [Luke 7:37-39] And while he was at #Matt. 21:17; John 11:18Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,#14:3 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13 as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. 4There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii#14:5 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer and #[John 13:29] given to the poor.” And they #John 11:33, 38 (Gk.)scolded her. 6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7For #Deut. 15:11 you always have the poor with you, and whenever #[2 Cor. 9:7] you want, you can do good for them. But #ch. 2:20; See John 7:33you will not always have me. 8#[ch. 12:43; Luke 21:3; 2 Cor. 8:12] She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand #John 19:40for burial. 9And truly, I say to you, wherever #[Matt. 24:14] the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told #Acts 10:4in memory of her.”
Judas to Betray Jesus
10 # For ver. 10, 11, see Matt. 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6; [John 13:2, 27, 30] Then #ch. 3:19; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4]Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, #ch. 3:19; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4]went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. 11And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to #See Matt. 20:18, 19betray him.
The Passover with the Disciples
12 # For ver. 12-16, see Matt. 26:17-19; Luke 22:7-13 And on #Ex. 12:18 the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they #1 Cor. 5:7sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13And he sent #[ch. 11:1]two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, #See John 11:28 ‘The Teacher says, Where is #Luke 2:7 (Gk.)my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15And he will show you #[Acts 1:13]a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us.” 16And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
17 # For ver. 17-21, see Matt. 26:20-24; [Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-26] And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. 18And as they were reclining at table and eating, #[John 6:70, 71] Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, #[Ps. 41:9; John 13:18]one who is eating with me.” 19They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” 20He said to them, “It is #ver. 10 one of the twelve, #[See ver. 18 above]one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. 21For the Son of Man goes #ver. 49; ch. 9:12; Luke 18:31; 24:25, 27, 46; Acts 17:2, 3; 26:22, 23; 1 Cor. 15:3; 1 Pet. 1:10, 11 as it is written of him, but #Matt. 18:7 woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! #[See John 17:12]It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
Institution of the Lord’s Supper
22 # For ver. 22-25, see Matt. 26:26-29; Luke 22:18-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-25 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after #See Matt. 14:19 blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; #1 Cor. 10:16; [John 6:53]this is my body.” 23And he took a cup, and when he had #See Matt. 15:36given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24And he said to them, #[See ver. 22 above] “This is my #Ex. 24:8; [Zech. 9:11; Heb. 13:20] blood of the#14:24 Some manuscripts insert new covenant, which is poured out for #See Matt. 20:28many. 25Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
26 # For ver. 26-31, see Matt. 26:30-35 And when they had sung a hymn, #Luke 22:39; John 18:1 they went out to #See Matt. 21:1the Mount of Olives. 27And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will #Cited from Zech. 13:7; [John 16:32]strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28But after I am raised up, #ch. 16:7; Matt. 28:7, 10, 16I will go before you to Galilee.” 29#[Luke 22:31, 33]Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30And #Luke 22:34; John 13:38 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before #ver. 68, 72the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31But #John 13:37he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
32 # For ver. 32-42, see Matt. 26:36-46; Luke 22:40-46 And they went #[See ver. 26 above]to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33And he took with him #ch. 5:37; 9:2 Peter and James and John, and began #[Matt. 17:23]to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34And he said to them, #[Ps. 42:5, 6; John 12:27] “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and #See Matt. 24:42watch.”#14:34 Or keep awake; also verses 37, 38 35And going a little farther, he fell on the ground #Heb. 5:7 and prayed that, if it were possible, #ver. 41; John 12:23, 27; 13:1; 17:1; [Luke 22:53; John 16:4]the hour might pass from him. 36And he said, #Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6 “Abba, Father, #See Matt. 19:26 all things are possible for you. Remove #See ch. 10:38 this cup from me. #John 5:30; 6:38; Phil. 2:8Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 37And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? 38#[See ver. 34 above] Watch and #1 Pet. 4:7 pray that you may not #Matt. 6:13enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 39And again he went away and prayed, #ver. 36saying the same words. 40And again he came and found them sleeping, for #Luke 9:32 their eyes were very heavy, and #[ch. 9:6; Luke 9:33]they did not know what to answer him. 41And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? #[Luke 22:38] It is enough; #See ver. 35 the hour has come. #ch. 9:31; 10:33The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
43 # For ver. 43-50, see Matt. 26:47-56; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-11 And immediately, while he was still speaking, #ver. 10; Acts 1:16Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” 45And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, #See John 1:38 “Rabbi!” And he #Luke 7:38, 45; 15:20; Acts 20:37 (Gk.)kissed him. 46And they laid hands on him and seized him. 47But one of those who stood by drew his #[Luke 22:38]sword and struck the servant#14:47 Or bondservant of the high priest and cut off his ear. 48And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? 49#[John 8:2]; [Luke 2:46; John 18:20] Day after day I was with you in the temple #Matt. 21:23; [Matt. 4:23] teaching, and you did not seize me. But #See ver. 21; Matt. 1:22let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” 50#ver. 27; [Ps. 88:8, 18; John 16:32]And they all left him and fled.
A Young Man Flees
51And a young man followed him, with nothing but #ch. 15:46; Judg. 14:12; Prov. 31:24a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, 52but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.
Jesus Before the Council
53 # For ver. 53-65, see Matt. 26:57-68; [John 18:12, 13, 19-24] And #Luke 22:54, 55they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54#[See ver. 53 above] And #[John 18:15] Peter had followed him at a distance, #[ver. 68] right into #See Matt. 26:3 the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with #John 7:32; 18:3 the guards and #ver. 67; John 18:18warming himself at the fire. 55Now the chief priests and the whole council#14:55 Greek Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56#Ps. 27:12; 35:11 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony #[Deut. 17:6; 19:15]did not agree. 57And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58#[Acts 6:14] “We heard him say, #ch. 15:29; See John 2:19 ‘I will destroy this temple #Acts 7:48; 17:24; Heb. 9:11, 24 that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, #2 Cor. 5:1not made with hands.’” 59Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. 60And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”#14:60 Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you? 61But #ch. 15:4, 5; Isa. 53:7; John 19:9 he remained silent and made no answer. #For ver. 61-63, [Luke 22:67-71] Again the high priest asked him, “Are you #ch. 8:29; See Matt. 1:17 the Christ, the Son of #[Rom. 1:25]the Blessed?” 62And Jesus said, “I am, and #See Matt. 16:27; 24:30 you will see the Son of Man #Ps. 110:1; Heb. 1:3; [ch. 16:19]seated at the right hand of Power, and #See Matt. 16:27; 24:30 coming with the clouds of heaven.” 63And the high priest #Num. 14:6; Acts 14:14tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? 64You have heard #Matt. 9:3; John 10:36 his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they #[Luke 23:50, 51] all condemned him as #See Lev. 24:16deserving death. 65#Luke 22:63, 64 And some began #ch. 10:34; 15:19; Isa. 50:6 to spit on him and #[Esth. 7:8] to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him #Matt. 5:39; [Acts 23:2]with blows.
Peter Denies Jesus
66 # For ver. 66-72, see Matt. 26:69-75; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:16-18, 25-27 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67and seeing Peter #ver. 54warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway#14:68 Or forecourt and #ver. 30, 72the rooster crowed.#14:68 Some manuscripts omit and the rooster crowed 69And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” 71But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” 72And immediately the rooster crowed #ver. 68 a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, #ver. 30 “Before the rooster crows twice, you will #[Acts 3:13, 14]deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.#14:72 Or And when he had thought about it, he wept
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