Mark Chapter 14

Mark Chapter 14 is the longest chapter in the Gospel of Mark, having 72 verses. This chapter is a terrific way to practice reading to improve one's skills by the superior method of phonics.

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Chapter 14

Two days later, it was time for the Passover holiday of unleavened bread, and the leading priests and scribes were trying to figure out how to catch Him by stealth and have Him executed. But they said, "Not on the day of the festival! Do you want to have a riot among the people?"

At that time, he was in Bethany at Simon the leper's house, having a meal. A woman came in with an expensive white crystal container of valerian oil, which she opened and poured over his head. Some of the onlookers were indignant, saying "Why did she waste that nice oil like that? We could have sold that for more than three hundred shillings and charitably donated the money to the poor!" They kept whispering about what a bad thing she had done. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done Me a favor. There will always be poor people around, and whenever you feel like helping them you can, but I am not going to be around forever. She did what she could: She came in advance to get my body ready for burial. Truly I tell you: Anywhere in the world that people preach the good news about me, they are also going to remember what she did and talk about it."

After that, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve apostles, went to betray Jesus to the leading priests,

| |- |11 |And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. |who were happy to hear it and offered to pay him. So Judas thought about how it would be best to do the deed, and the best time to do it. | |- |12 |And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? |So on the first day of the Passover holiday, after they killed the lamb, the students of Jesus said to him, "Where do you want us to go and get this lamb ready for you to eat?" | |- |13 |And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. |He answered by sending two of the students to go to town. He told them, "Go into the city, and you'll find a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him. | |- |14 |And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? |When he goes into a house, tell the man in charge, 'Our teacher wants to know where the dining room is, so we can eat our lamb.' |The Greek καταλυμα means "upper room." Any homeowner kept this upper room, the best room in the house, for his guests, but the modern equivalent is "dining room." Can "lamb" be improved? |- |15 |And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. |He will show you a large room on the second floor, furnished and already prepared. Prepare for us there." | |- |16 |And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. |So the students went into town, and it happened exactly like he had told them, so they got the lamb ready to eat. | |- |17 |And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. |That evening, Jesus and the Twelve arrived. | |- |18 |And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. |While they were sitting and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me here will betray Me." | |- |19 |And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? |They became very upset, and one after another said, "You don't mean me, do You?" "It's not I, is it?" | |- |20 |And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. |Jesus told them, "It is one of you - the one who dips his bread in the bowl with me. | |- |21 |The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. |The Son as man will die as the Scriptures said, but as for the man who betrays the Son as man, he would have been better off if he had never been born." | |- |22 |And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. |And while they were eating, Jesus took the bread, blessed it, broke it, and distributed it, saying "Take this and eat it. This is My body." | |- |23 |And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. |And He took the cup, said a prayer, and passed it around, and everybody drank some. | |- |24 |And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. |Then he said to them, "This is My blood of the New Testament, which I bled for the sake of many people. | |- |25 |Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. |Truly I say to you, I shall not drink wine again until the day I drink it anew in the kingdom of God." |Again, the "wine" of those days was not fermented. |- |26 |And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. |Then, after they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives, | |- |27 |And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. |where Jesus told them, "All of you are going to have doubts about Me tonight. It is prophesied, 'I will kill the shepherd, and then the sheep will be scattered.' | |- |28 |But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. |But I shall rise and I shall go into Galilee before you." | |- |29 |But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. |But Peter said, "Even if everyone doubts You, I never will." | |- |30 |And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. |And Jesus said to him, "Hear me when I say that tonight, before the rooster crows twice, you are going to disavow Me three times." | |- |31 |But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. |But Peter protested, with agitation, "Even if I end up having to die with you, I'll never disavow you." Everyone chimed in to say the same. | |- |32 |And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. |By now, they were at a place called Gethsemane. Jesus told his disciples, "Take a seat here, everyone. I want to pray." | |- |33 |And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; |Then he went away from them, taking Peter, James, and John, and he became very upset and distressed. | |- |34 |And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. |He said to them, "My soul is dying of sadness. Stay here and keep your eyes open." | |- |35 |And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. |He wandered away a little, and fell to the ground. He prayed that if there were any possible way, he wouldn't have to go through what was to come. | |- |36 |And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. |He said, "Oh Father, anything is possible for you. I don't want this fate. Take it away. But let it be what you want, not what I want." |He used the Hebrew word abba, which is the equivalent of "Daddy." |- |37 |And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? |When he came back and found His students sleeping, he said to Peter, "Simon are you sleeping? Couldn't you keep your eyes open for an hour? | |- |38 |Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. |Keep them open and pray, or else you might fail the test. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." | |- |39 |And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. |Again, he went away and prayed, and he said the same thing again. | |- |40 |And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. |When he got back, he found them asleep again (they were really tired), and they had no idea how to answer him. | |- |41 |And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. |The third time he came back, he told them, "Just sleep now. I have prayed enough, and the time has come for the Son as man to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. | |- |42 |Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. |Get up, we must go. Look, the betrayer is here." | |- |43 |And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. |And just as he was saying that, Judas came in, along with many armed men, sent by the leading priests, scribes, and elders. |the meaning of "from" is most likely "sent by" |- |44 |And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. |The betrayer had made an arrangement with them: "The man I kiss is the man you want. Take him and keep him safe." | |- |45 |And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. |And as soon as he was there, he went directly to Jesus, saying "Rabbi! Rabbi!" and kissed him. | |- |46 |And they laid their hands on him, and took him. |And the armed people grabbed Jesus and took him away. | |- |47 |And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. |But one of the men who were standing by drew a sword and struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his ear. |Luke (but not Matthew or Mark) identifies this one as Peter. The sword used was the μαχαιρα (machaira), or gladius in Latin. This short sword was the typical service weapon of a Roman infantryman. |- |48 |And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? |Jesus said, "Are you coming to get me with your swords and sticks as you would an insurrectionist? | |- |49 |I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled. |I was right there with you, teaching in the temple every single day, and you never came for me then. But the scriptures will have to be fulfilled." | |- |50 |And they all forsook him, and fled. |Then they all abandoned him and fled. | |- |51 |And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: |A youth there following him, with a linen sheet wrapped around his naked body, when he was grabbed by the men. |While it is likely this boy was Mark, the author, the original text uses the third person. |- |52 |And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. |He ran away naked, leaving the sheet behind. | |- |53 |And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. |Then the armed men took Jesus to the High Priest, and all the leading priests, elders, and scribes were assembled there. |This was the midnight meeting of the Sanhedrin. |- |54 |And 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. |Peter followed from a distance, all the way into the High Priest's palace, and he sat down at the fire with the attendants to keep warm. | |- |55 |And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. |The leading priests and the rest of the Sanhedrin asked for testimony against Jesus so they could put him to death, but found none. | |- |56 |For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. |There was much false testimony, and the witnesses contradicted each other. | |- |57 |And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, |Then certain particularly deceitful witnesses said, | |- |58 |We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. |"We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this handmade temple, and within three days I will build another without using My hands." | |- |59 |But neither so did their witness agree together. |But these witnesses also contradicted each other. | |- |60 |And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? |The High Priest stood up and asked Jesus, "Do you have nothing to say? Just what are they saying about you?" | |- |61 |But 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? |Jesus kept silent. The High Priest started interrogating him again: "Are you the Christ, the Son of the blessed?" | |- |62 |And 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. |Jesus answered, saying "I am, and you all are going to see the Son as man sitting at the right hand side of power and coming in the clouds of heaven." | |- |63 |Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? |The High Priest ripped his shirt down the middle, saying "We don't need any more witnesses! |This ritual tearing of the shirt was a sign of deep mourning and indignation. But in fact the High Priest violated a regulation governing his own conduct when he did this. |- |64 |Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. |You all heard the blasphemy, now how do you vote?" And they all condemned him to death. | |- |65 |And 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. |Some of them spat on him. They put a bag over his head and punched him. They taunted him, "Tell us the future, Prophet!", and the attendants slapped him. |Capitalized on account of Who He is, not on account of what the Sanhedrin members and their attendants thought He was.

Some manuscripts say that they said in effect, "Who hit You? Guess!" |- |66 |And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: |Meanwhile, Peter was downstairs in the palace, when one of the high priest's maids came by. | |- |67 |And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. |And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with Jesus of Nazareth." | |- |68 |But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. |He denied it, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about." And as he went out to the porch, the rooster crowed. | |- |69 |And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. |And another maid saw him, and said to the bystanders, "This is one of them." | |- |70 |And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. |But he denied it again. And again the bystanders said to Peter, "Surely, you are one of them, for your accent is Galilean." | |- |71 |But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. |But he began to swear, saying, "I do not know the man you speak of." | |- |72 |And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. |And the cock crowed for the second time. Peter recalled what Jesus had told him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And he wept at the thought.

See also

• Mark 9-16 (Translated)