Mark 14

Mark 14:1-2

¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him. ²For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”

Two days before Passover, leaders plot to arrest and kill Jesus secretly to avoid a riot.

Mark 14:3-5

³While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar and poured it over his head. ⁴But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted? ⁵For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.

At Bethany a woman pours costly nard on Jesus’ head; some scold the waste, valuing it at over three hundred denarii.

Mark 14:6-9

⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. ⁸She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

Jesus defends the woman: she has anointed His body beforehand for burial; her story will be told wherever the Gospel is preached.

Mark 14:10-11

¹⁰Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them. ¹¹They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.

Judas Iscariot offers to betray Jesus; leaders gladly promise money.

Mark 14:12

¹²On the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?”

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples ask where to prepare the Passover.

Mark 14:13-15

¹³He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him, ¹⁴and wherever he enters in, tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ ¹⁵He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Get ready for us there.”

Jesus sends two disciples to follow a man with a water jar to a furnished upper room for the Passover.

Mark 14:16

¹⁶His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

The disciples find everything as Jesus said and prepare the Passover.

Mark 14:17-18

¹⁷When it was evening he came with the twelve. ¹⁸As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me—he who eats with me.”

At evening Jesus announces that one of the Twelve eating with Him will betray Him.

Mark 14:19

¹⁹They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, “Surely not I?” And another said, “Surely not I?”

Sorrowful disciples ask one by one, “Surely not I?”

Mark 14:20-21

²⁰He answered them, “It is one of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish. ²¹For the Son of Man goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”

Jesus says the betrayer dips with Him; the Son of Man goes as written, but woe to that man.

Mark 14:22

²²As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”

Jesus blesses bread, breaks it, and gives it saying, “Take, eat. This is my body.”

Mark 14:23-26

²³He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it. ²⁴He said to them, “This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many. ²⁵Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in God’s Kingdom.” ²⁶When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus gives the cup as His blood of the covenant poured out for many, vows not to drink wine again until the Kingdom, and they sing a hymn before leaving for Olivet.

Mark 14:27-28

²⁷Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸However, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.”

Jesus says all will stumble, quoting the struck shepherd; after rising He will go before them to Galilee.

Mark 14:29

²⁹But Peter said to him, “Although all will be offended, yet I will not.”

Peter insists that even if all stumble, he will not.

Mark 14:30

³⁰Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

Jesus tells Peter that before the rooster crows twice, he will deny Him three times this very night.

Mark 14:31

³¹But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.

Peter and all the disciples insist they will die with Jesus rather than deny Him.

Mark 14:32-34

³²They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed. ³⁴He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

At Gethsemane Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, shares His overwhelming sorrow, and asks them to watch.

Mark 14:35-36

³⁵He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. ³⁶He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Jesus falls to the ground, asks that the hour pass if possible, and prays “Abba, Father… not what I will, but what you will.”

Mark 14:37-38

³⁷He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour? ³⁸Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Jesus finds them sleeping, wakes Peter, and warns to watch and pray against temptation—spirit willing, flesh weak.

Mark 14:39-42

³⁹Again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. ⁴⁰Again he returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they didn’t know what to answer him. ⁴¹He came the third time and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴²Arise! Let’s get going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”

Jesus prays the same again, finds them sleeping once more, and then says the hour has come—the betrayer is at hand.

Mark 14:43-47

⁴³Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came—and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. ⁴⁴Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely.” ⁴⁵When he had come, immediately he came to him and said, “Rabbi! Rabbi!” and kissed him. ⁴⁶They laid their hands on him and seized him. ⁴⁷But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Judas arrives with an armed crowd, kisses Jesus as the signal; they seize Him; a bystander cuts off the high priest’s servant’s ear.

Mark 14:48-49

⁴⁸Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me? ⁴⁹I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. But this is so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled.”

Jesus asks why they come as against a robber when He taught daily in the temple; yet Scriptures must be fulfilled.

Mark 14:50-53

⁵⁰They all left him, and fled. ⁵¹A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself over his naked body. The young men grabbed him, ⁵²but he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked. ⁵³They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him.

All flee; a young man in a linen cloth is seized and flees naked; Jesus is led to the high priest where leaders assemble.

Mark 14:54-59

⁵⁴Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. ⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none. ⁵⁶For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony didn’t agree with each other. ⁵⁷Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, ⁵⁸“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” ⁵⁹Even so, their testimony didn’t agree.

Peter warms himself in the courtyard; the council seeks false testimony against Jesus but testimonies disagree, including a distorted temple saying.

Mark 14:60-61

⁶⁰The high priest stood up in the middle, and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it which these testify against you?” ⁶¹But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”

The high priest asks why Jesus answers nothing, then demands whether He is the Christ, the Son of the Blessed.

Mark 14:62

⁶²Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”

Jesus answers “I am,” and says they will see the Son of Man at the right hand of Power coming with the clouds of heaven.

Mark 14:63-65

⁶³The high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need have we of witnesses? ⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death. ⁶⁵Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

The high priest tears his clothes; they condemn Jesus as worthy of death, spit on Him, blindfold and strike Him, and tell Him to prophesy.

Mark 14:66-67

⁶⁶As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came, ⁶⁷and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!”

A servant girl notices Peter warming himself and says he was with Jesus the Nazarene.

Mark 14:68

⁶⁸But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.

Peter denies knowing what she means and goes out to the porch; a rooster crows.

Mark 14:69-71

⁶⁹The maid saw him and began again to tell those who stood by, “This is one of them.” ⁷⁰But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, “You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.” ⁷¹But he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know this man of whom you speak!”

Again identified, Peter denies; then bystanders press that he is a Galilean; he curses and swears he does not know Jesus.

Mark 14:72

⁷²The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the words that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.

The rooster crows a second time; Peter remembers Jesus’ word and breaks down weeping.

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