Mark 14:52

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

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.

In Context

51At 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.

53The men who had seized Jesus led him away to the house where the supreme priest lived. All of the Jewish Council were gathering there.

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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!

Mark 13:14During that time the disgusting thing/person that the prophet Daniel described will enter the Temple. It/He will defile the Temple when he enters it and will cause people to abandon it. When you see it/him standing there where it/he should not be, you should run away quickly (May everyone who is reading this pay attention to this warning from Jesus!) At that time those people who are in Judea district must flee to higher hills.

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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