Mark 14:51

At that time, ◄a young man/I► was following Jesus. He/ I was wearing only a linen cloth around his/my body. The crowd seized him/me.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:

In Context

50All the disciples at once left him and ran away.

52But, as he/I pulled away from them, he/I left behind the linen cloth in their hands, and then he/I ran away naked.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:12Potiphar’s wife grabbed his cloak and said, “Have sex [EUP] with me!” Joseph ran out of the house, but his cloak was still in her hand!

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:44-53

The Treachery of Judas. 43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. 46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 47 And one of them… Read the whole commentary →

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