Mark 14:43–52

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.