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17 Then,[a] when it was evening, he came to the house[b] with the twelve. 18 While they were at the table[c] eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth,[d] one of you eating with me will betray me.”[e] 19 They were distressed, and one by one said to him, “Surely not I?” 20 He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand[f] with me into the bowl.[g] 21 For the Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Mark 14:17 tn The prepositional phrase “to the house” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied for clarity.
  3. Mark 14:18 tn Grk “while they were reclined at the table.”sn 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.
  4. Mark 14:18 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  5. Mark 14:18 tn Or “will hand me over”; Grk “one of you will betray me, the one who eats with me.”
  6. Mark 14:20 tn Grk “one who dips with me.” The phrase “his hand” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  7. Mark 14:20 sn One who dips with me in the bowl. The point of Jesus’ comment here is not to identify the specific individual per se, but to indicate that it is one who was close to him—somebody whom no one would suspect. His comment serves to heighten the treachery of Judas’ betrayal.

17 When evening came, Jesus[a] arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell all of you[b] with certainty, one of you is going to betray me, one who is eating with me.”

19 They began to be very sad and asked him, one after the other, “Surely I am not the one, am I?”

20 He told them, “It’s one of you Twelve, the one who is dipping his bread into the bowl with me. 21 For the Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him, but how terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:17 Lit. he
  2. Mark 14:18 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.