Mark 14:27
While they were on their way, Jesus said to them, “It has been { The prophets have} written in the Scriptures that God said about me, ‘I will kill the shepherd and his sheep will scatter.’ Those words will come true. When they are about to capture me, all of you will leave me and run away.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
26After they sang a hymn, they went out toward Olive Tree Hill.
Cross References
Matthew 26:31On the way, Jesus told us, “This night all of you will desert me because of what will happen to me! This is certain to happen because these words that God said are written in the Scriptures: ‘I will cause the shepherd to be killed, and all the sheep will be scattered {scatter}.’
John 16:1Jesus continued by saying to us, “I have told you these things in order that you will not stop trusting in me when people ◄ cause you to suffer/persecute you►.
2 Timothy 4:16When I first defended myself in court here, no one came along to help defend me. Instead, they all left me. I pray that it will not be counted against { God will forgive} them [LIT] for leaving me.
Matthew Henry on Mark 14:13-32
The Institution of the Lord's Supper. 12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the… Read the whole commentary →