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Mark 14:43-72
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Betrayal and Arrest

43 Right away, while Jesus[a] was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived.[b] With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law[c] and elders. 44 (Now the betrayer[d] had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”)[e] 45 When Judas[f] arrived, he went up to Jesus[g] immediately and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed[h] him. 46 Then they took hold of him[i] and arrested him. 47 One of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the high priest’s slave,[j] cutting off his ear. 48 Jesus said to them, “Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?[k] 49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet[l] you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that[m] the scriptures would be fulfilled.” 50 Then[n] all the disciples[o] left him and fled. 51 A young man was following him, wearing only a linen cloth. They tried to arrest him, 52 but he ran off naked,[p] leaving his linen cloth behind.

Condemned by the Sanhedrin

53 Then[q] they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law[r] came together. 54 And Peter had followed him from a distance, up to the high priest’s courtyard. He[s] was sitting with the guards[t] and warming himself by the fire. 55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything. 56 Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree. 57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:[u] 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’” 59 Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree. 60 Then[v] the high priest stood up before them[w] and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?” 61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,[x] “Are you the Christ,[y] the Son of the Blessed One?” 62 “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand[z] of the Power[aa] and coming with the clouds of heaven.”[ab] 63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?”[ac] They all condemned him as deserving death. 65 Then[ad] some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat[ae] him.

Peter’s Denials

66 Now[af] while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls[ag] came by. 67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said, “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it:[ah] “I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!”[ai] Then[aj] he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.[ak] 69 When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter, “You must be[al] one of them, because you are also a Galilean.” 71 Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about!” 72 Immediately a rooster[am] crowed a second time. Then[an] Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.[ao]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:43 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Mark 14:43 tn Or “approached.” This is a different verb than the one translated “arrived” in Matt 26:47 and below in v. 45, although in this context the meanings probably overlap.
  3. Mark 14:43 tn Or “from the chief priests, scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
  4. Mark 14:44 tn Grk “the one who betrays him.”
  5. Mark 14:44 sn This remark is parenthetical within the narrative and has thus been placed in parentheses.
  6. Mark 14:45 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. Mark 14:45 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  8. Mark 14:45 sn Judas’ act of betrayal when he kissed Jesus is especially sinister when it is realized that it was common in the culture of the times for a disciple to kiss his master when greeting him.
  9. Mark 14:46 tn Grk “put their hands on him.”
  10. Mark 14:47 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 10:44.
  11. Mark 14:48 tn Or “a revolutionary.” This term can refer to one who stirs up rebellion: BDAG 594 s.v. λῃστής 2 has “revolutionary, insurrectionist,” citing evidence from Josephus (J. W. 2.13.2-3 [2.253-254]). However, this usage generally postdates Jesus’ time. It does refer to a figure of violence. Luke uses the same term for the highwaymen who attack the traveler in the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30).
  12. Mark 14:49 tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) is elastic enough to be used contrastively on occasion, as here.
  13. Mark 14:49 tn Grk “But so that”; the verb “has happened” is implied.
  14. Mark 14:50 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  15. Mark 14:50 tn Grk “they”; the referent (Jesus’ disciples) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  16. Mark 14:52 sn The statement he ran off naked is probably a reference to Mark himself, traditionally assumed to be the author of this Gospel. Why he was wearing only an outer garment and not the customary tunic as well is not mentioned. W. L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 527-28, says that Mark probably mentioned this episode so as to make it clear that “all fled, leaving Jesus alone in the custody of the police.”
  17. Mark 14:53 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  18. Mark 14:53 tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
  19. Mark 14:54 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  20. Mark 14:54 sn The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus.
  21. Mark 14:57 tn Grk “Some standing up gave false testimony against him, saying.”
  22. Mark 14:60 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  23. Mark 14:60 tn Grk “in the middle.”
  24. Mark 14:61 tn Grk “questioned him and said to him.”
  25. Mark 14:61 tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.
  26. Mark 14:62 sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.
  27. Mark 14:62 sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.
  28. Mark 14:62 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.
  29. Mark 14:64 tn Grk “What do you think?”
  30. Mark 14:65 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  31. Mark 14:65 tn For the translation of ῥάπισμα (rhapisma), see L&N 19.4.
  32. Mark 14:66 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  33. Mark 14:66 tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskē), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.
  34. Mark 14:68 tn Grk “he denied it, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
  35. Mark 14:68 tn Grk “I do not know or understand what you are saying.” In the translation this is taken as a hendiadys (a figure of speech where two terms express a single meaning, usually for emphatic reasons).
  36. Mark 14:68 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  37. Mark 14:68 tc Several significant witnesses (א B L W Ψ* 579 892) lack the words “and a rooster crowed.” The fact that such good and early Alexandrian witnesses lack these words makes this textual problem difficult to decide, especially because the words receive support from other witnesses, some of which are fairly decent (A C D Θ Ψc 067 ƒ1,13 33 [1424] M lat). The omission could have been intentional on the part of some Alexandrian scribes who wished to bring this text in line with the other Gospel accounts that only mention a rooster crowing once (Matt 26:74; Luke 22:60; John 18:27). The insertion could be an attempt to make the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy in 14:30 more explicit. Internally, the words “and a rooster crowed” fit Mark’s Gospel here, not only in view of 14:30, “before a rooster crows twice,” but also in view of the mention of “a second time” in 14:72 (a reading which is much more textually secure). Nevertheless, a decision is difficult.tn A real rooster crowing is probably in view here (rather than the Roman trumpet call known as gallicinium), in part due to the fact that Mark mentions the rooster crowing twice. See the discussion at Matt 26:74.
  38. Mark 14:70 tn Grk “Truly you are.”
  39. Mark 14:72 tn This occurrence of the word ἀλέκτωρ (alektōr, “rooster”) is anarthrous and consequently may not point back explicitly to the rooster which had crowed previously in v. 68. The reason for the anarthrous construction is most likely to indicate generically that some rooster crowed. Further, the translation of ἀλέκτωρ as an indefinite noun retains the subtlety of the Greek in only hinting at the Lord’s prediction v. 30. See also NAB, TEV, NASB.
  40. Mark 14:72 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  41. Mark 14:72 tn Grk “he wept deeply.”
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