Mark 14

CHAPTER 14

The Plot to Kill Jesus

^1aNow ^bthe Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes ^cwere seeking how, after seizing Him in secret, they might kill Him;

²for they were saying, “Not during the festival, lest there be a riot of the people.”

The Costly Perfume

^3aAnd while He was in ^bBethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster jar of perfume of very ^ccostly pure ¹nard; and she broke the jar and poured it over His head.

⁴But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

⁵“For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred ¹denarii and given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

⁶But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you bother her? She did a good work to Me.

⁷“For you always have ^athe poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

⁸“She has done what she could; ^ashe anointed My body beforehand for the burial.

⁹“And truly I say to you, ^awherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

^10aThen Judas Iscariot, ^bwho was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests in order to ¹betray Him to them.

¹¹And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

The Passover Meal

^12aAnd on the first day of ^bUnleavened Bread, when ¹the Passover lamb was being ^csacrificed, His disciples ^*said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

¹³And He ^*sent two of His disciples and ^*said to them, “Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;

¹⁴and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My ^aguest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’

¹⁵“And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.”

¹⁶And the disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

^17aAnd when it was evening He ^*came with the twelve.

¹⁸And as they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will ¹betray Me—the one who is eating with Me.”

¹⁹They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

²⁰And He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, the one who dips with Me in the bowl.

²¹“For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man ¹by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good ²for that man if he had not been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

^22aAnd while they were eating, He took some bread, and ¹after a ^bblessing, He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

²³And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

²⁴And He said to them, “This is My ^ablood of the ^bcovenant, which is poured out for many.

²⁵“Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

^26aAnd after singing a hymn, they went out to ^bthe Mount of Olives.

^27aAnd Jesus ^*said to them, “You will all ¹fall away, because it is written, ‘^bI will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’

²⁸“But after I have been raised, ^aI will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

²⁹But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may ¹fall away, yet I will not.”

³⁰And Jesus ^*said to him, “Truly I say to you, that ^atoday, this very night, before ^ba rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.”

³¹But Peter kept saying insistently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^32aThen they ^*came to a place named Gethsemane; and He ^*said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.”

³³And He ^*took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very ^adistressed and troubled.

³⁴And He ^*said to them, “^aMy soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

³⁵And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, ^athe hour might pass from Him.

³⁶And He was saying, “^aAbba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ^byet not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁷And He ^*came and ^*found them sleeping, and ^*said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

³⁸“^aKeep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

³⁹And again He went away and prayed, saying the same ¹words.

⁴⁰And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

⁴¹And He ^*came the third time, and ^*said to them, “¹Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; ^athe hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ²betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴²“Get up, let us go; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43aAnd immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, ^*came up, and with him was a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

⁴⁴Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away ¹under guard.”

⁴⁵And after coming, Judas, having immediately gone to Him, ^*said, “^aRabbi!” and kissed Him.

⁴⁶And they laid hands on Him and seized Him.

⁴⁷But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ¹cut off his ear.

⁴⁸And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

⁴⁹“Every day I was with you ^ain the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place in order that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”

⁵⁰And they all left Him and fled.

⁵¹And a young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they ^*seized him.

⁵²But he ¹pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus Before His Accusers

^53aThen they led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes ^*gathered together.

⁵⁴And Peter followed Him at a distance, ^aright into ^bthe courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the ¹officers and ^cwarming himself at the ²fire.

⁵⁵Now the chief priests and the whole ^1aSanhedrin were seeking to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

⁵⁶For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

⁵⁷And some, standing up, were giving false testimony against Him, saying,

⁵⁸“We ourselves heard Him say, ‘^aI will destroy this ¹sanctuary made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

⁵⁹And not even in this way was their testimony consistent.

⁶⁰And the high priest stood up in their midst and questioned Jesus, saying, “You answer nothing? What are these men testifying against You?”

^61aBut He kept silent and did not answer. ^bAgain the high priest was questioning Him and ^*said to Him, “Are You the ¹Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

⁶²And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see ^athe Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and ^bcoming with the clouds of heaven.”

^63aAnd tearing his tunics, the high priest ^*said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

⁶⁴“You have heard the ^ablasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

⁶⁵And some began to ^aspit at Him, and ^1bto blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “^cProphesy!” And the officers ²received Him with ³slaps in the face.

Peter’s Denials

^66aAnd as Peter was below in ^bthe courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest ^*came,

⁶⁷and seeing Peter ^awarming himself, she looked at him and ^*said, “You also were with the ^bNazarene, Jesus.”

⁶⁸But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he ^awent out into the entryway.^a

⁶⁹And when the servant-girl saw him, she began once more to say to the bystanders, “This is one of them!”

⁷⁰But again ^ahe was denying it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, ^bfor you are also a Galilean.”

⁷¹But he began to ¹curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

⁷²And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said the statement to him, “Before ^aa rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” ¹And throwing himself down, he began to cry.