Mark 14:51

But a young man, clothed with (a) linen cloth on the bare, (pur)sued him; and they held him. (But a young man, clothed only with a linen cloak, followed him; and they also held onto him.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

50Then all his disciples forsook him, and fled.

52And he left the linen clothing, and flew naked away from them. [And the linen cloth forsaken, he naked fled away from them.] (And he left the linen cloak, and fled away from them naked.)

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Cross References

Genesis 39:12And she took the hem of his cloth, and she said, Sleep thou with me; and he left the mantle in her hand, and he fled, and went out. (And she took hold of the hem of his cloak, and said, Lie thou with me; and he left the cloak in her hands, and he fled away.)

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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