Mark 14
14
The Plot against Jesus
(Mt 26.1–5; Lk 22.1–2; Jn 11.45–53)
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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)
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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)
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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?”
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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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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.
Mark 14
14
The Plot to Kill Jesus
1After # Mt 26:1-5; Lk 22:1-2 two days it was 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 treacherous # Ps 10:7 way to arrest and kill Him. # Jn 5:18 2“Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting 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 who had a serious skin disease, # Mt 11:5 as He was reclining at the table, # Lv 19:34 a woman came with an alabaster jar of pure and expensive fragrant oil of 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 fragrant oil been wasted? 5For this oil might have been sold for more than 300 denarii # Mt 18:28 and given to the poor.” # Rm 15:26 And they began to scold her.
6Then Jesus said, “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 9I assure 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 this woman 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 hand Him over # Mk 9:31 to them. 11And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. # Or money ; in Mt 26:15 it is specified as 30 pieces of silver; see Zch 11:12-13 # 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 You may eat it? ”
13So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a water jug 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 the guest room for Me to 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, “I assure 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 with Me in the bowl. 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 that man 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; # Other mss add eat; 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 so they all drank from it. 24He said to them, “This is My blood that establishes the covenant; # Other mss read the new covenant # Ex 24:8; Zch 9:11; Heb 9:18-20; 10:29; 13:20 it is shed # Gn 4:11; Nm 35:33; Lm 4:13; Mt 23:35 for many. # Is 52:13–53:12 25I assure 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 in a new # Is 25:6; Lk 13:28-29; 14:15-24 way # Or drink new wine ; lit drink it new in the kingdom of God.” # Mk 1:15 26After singing psalms, # Pss 113–118 were sung during and after the Passover meal. 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 run away, # Other mss add because of Me this night # Or stumble because it is written: # Ac 15:15
I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep # Mt 7:15 will be scattered. # Zch 13:7 # Zch 13:7
28But after I have been resurrected, # 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 runs away, I will certainly not! ”
30“I assure 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 horrified. 34Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow # Or I am deeply grieved — to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.” # Rv 16:15 35Then He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour # Jn 2:4 might pass from Him. 36And He said, “Abba, # Rm 8:15; Gl 4:6 Father! # Mt 5:16; 11:27; Jn 8:42 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. “Simon, # Mt 16:17 are you sleeping? ” He asked Peter. # 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. # 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 He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. # Lit because their eyes were weighed down 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. Look, the Son of Man # Mk 2:10 is being 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.”
The Judas Kiss
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, he went right up to Him and said, “Rabbi! ” # Jn 11:8 — and kissed Him. 46Then they took hold of Him and arrested Him. 47And one of those who stood by drew his sword, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his ear.
48But Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as though I were a criminal, # Lit as against a criminal to capture Me? 49Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple complex, # 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, # Perhaps John Mark who later wrote this Gospel having a linen cloth wrapped around his naked body, 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 convened. # 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 temple police, # Or the officers ; lit the servants # Jn 18:18 warming himself by the fire. # Lit light
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 find none. 56For many were giving false testimony # Pr 6:19; 1Jn 5:10 against Him, but the testimonies did not agree. 57Some stood up and were giving false testimony against Him, stating, 58“We heard Him say, ‘I will demolish this sanctuary made by 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 anything. # 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 all of you # Lit and you will see the Son of Man # Mk 2:10; Ac 7:56 seated at the right hand # Mt 20:21 of the Power and coming with the clouds # Mt 26:64; Mk 13:26 of heaven.” # Ps 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? ” # Lit How does it appear to you?
And they all condemned Him to be deserving of 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 police # 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 servants came. 67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with that Nazarene, # Mk 1:24; 10:47; 16:6; Lk 4:34; 24:19 Jesus.”
68But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about! ” Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed. # Other mss omit and a rooster crowed
69When the servant 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! ” # Other mss add and your speech shows it # Jn 4:45
71Then he started to curse # To call down curses on himself if what he said weren’t true and to swear with an oath, # 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.” When he thought about it, he began to weep. # Or he burst into tears, or he broke down
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