Mark 14 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Death Plot and Anointing

14 ^(A)Now ^(B)the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes ^(C)were seeking how to arrest Him covertly and kill Him; ² for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there will be a riot of the people.”

^{3 (D)}While He was in ^(E)Bethany at the home of Simon ^[a]the Leper, He was reclining at the table, and a woman came with an alabaster vial of very ^(F)expensive perfume of pure ^[b]nard. She broke the vial and poured the perfume over His head. ⁴ But there were some indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted? ⁵ For this perfume could have been sold for over three hundred ^[c]denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her. ⁶ But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a good deed for Me. ⁷ For you always have ^(G)the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me. ⁸ She has done what she could; ^(H)she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial. ⁹ Truly I say to you, ^(I)wherever the gospel is preached in the entire world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

^{10 (J)}Then Judas Iscariot, ^(K)who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to ^[d]betray Him to them. ¹¹ They were delighted when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

The Last Passover

^{12 (L)}On the first day of ^[e](M)Unleavened Bread, when ^[f]the Passover lamb was being ^(N)sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?” ¹³ And He *sent two of His disciples and *said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him; ¹⁴ and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My ^(O)guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ ¹⁵ And he himself will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.” ¹⁶ The disciples left and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

^{17 (P)}When it was evening He *came with the twelve. ¹⁸ And as they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will ^[g]betray Me—^[h]one who is eating with Me.” ¹⁹ They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?” ²⁰ But He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, the one who dips bread with Me in the bowl. ²¹ For the Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man ^[i]by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good ^[j]for that man if he had not been born.”

The Lord’s Supper

^{22 (Q)}While they were eating, He took some bread, and ^[k]after a ^(R)blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.” ²³ And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. ²⁴ And He said to them, “This is My ^(S)blood of the ^(T)covenant, which is being poured out for many. ²⁵ Truly I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine again, until that day when I drink it, new, in the kingdom of God.”

^{26 (U)}And after singing a ^[l]hymn, they went out to ^(V)the Mount of Olives.

^{27 (W)}And Jesus *said to them, “You will all ^[m]fall away, because it is written: ‘^(X)I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸ But after I am raised, ^(Y)I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” ²⁹ But Peter said to Him, “Even if they all ^[n]fall away, yet I will not!” ³⁰ And Jesus *said to him, “Truly I say to you, that ^[o](Z)this very night, before ^(AA)a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.” ³¹ But ^[p]Peter repeatedly said insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing as well.

Jesus in Gethsemane

^{32 (AB)}They *came to a place named ^[q]Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.” ³³ And He *took with Him Peter, ^[r]James, and John, and began to be very ^(AC)distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And He *said to them, “^(AD)My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and ^[s]keep watch.” ³⁵ And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began praying that if it were possible, ^(AE)the hour might ^[t]pass Him by. ³⁶ And He was saying, “^(AF)Abba! ^[u]Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ^(AG)yet not what I will, but what You will.” ³⁷ And He *came and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not ^[v]keep watch for one hour? ^{38 [w](AH)}Keep watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again He went away and prayed, saying the same ^[x]words. ⁴⁰ And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to say in reply to Him. ⁴¹ And He *came the third time, and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough. ^(AI)The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ^[y]betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Get up, let’s go; behold, the one who is betraying Me is near!”

Betrayal and Arrest

^{43 (AJ)}And immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up, ^[z]accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs who were from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him and lead Him away ^[aa]under guard.” ⁴⁵ And after coming, Judas immediately went to Him and *said, “^(AK)Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on Him and arrested Him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ^[ab]cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a man inciting a revolt? ⁴⁹ Every day I was with you ^(AL)within the temple grounds teaching, and you did not arrest Me; but this has taken place so that the Scriptures will be fulfilled.” ⁵⁰ And ^[ac]His disciples all left Him and fled.

⁵¹ A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they *seized him. ⁵² But he ^[ad]pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

^{53 (AM)}They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes *gathered together. ⁵⁴ And Peter had followed Him at a distance, ^(AN)right into ^(AO)the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the ^[ae]officers and ^(AP)warming himself at the ^[af]fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the entire ^[ag](AQ)Council were trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any. ⁵⁶ For many people were giving false testimony against Him, and so their testimonies were not consistent. ⁵⁷ And then some stood up and began giving false testimony against Him, saying, ⁵⁸ “We heard Him say, ‘^(AR)I will destroy this ^[ah]temple that was made by hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.’” ⁵⁹ And not even in this respect was their testimony consistent. ⁶⁰ And then the high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not offer any answer for what these men are testifying against You?” ^{61 (AS)}But He kept silent and did not offer any answer. ^(AT)Again the high priest was questioning Him, and *said to Him, “Are You the ^[ai]Christ, the Son of ^[aj]the Blessed One?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see ^(AU)the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and ^(AV)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ^{63 (AW)}Tearing his clothes, the high priest *said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴ You have heard the ^(AX)blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to ^(AY)spit on Him, and ^[ak](AZ)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, “^(BA)Prophesy!” Then the officers took custody of Him ^[al]and slapped Him in the face.

Peter’s Denials

^{66 (BB)}And while Peter was below in ^(BC)the courtyard, one of the slave women of the high priest *came, ⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(BD)warming himself, she looked at him and *said, “You were with Jesus the ^(BE)Nazarene as well.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he ^(BF)went out onto the ^[am]porch.^{[an] 69} The slave woman saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them!” ⁷⁰ But again ^(BG)he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “You really are one of them, ^(BH)for you are a Galilean as well.” ⁷¹ But he began to ^[ao]curse himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!” ⁷² And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before ^(BI)a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And ^[ap]he hurried on and began to weep.

Footnotes

1. Mark 14:3 I.e., a nickname; the man no doubt was cured
2. Mark 14:3 An aromatic oil extracted from an East Indian plant
3. Mark 14:5 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
4. Mark 14:10 Or hand Him over
5. Mark 14:12 I.e., Passover week
6. Mark 14:12 Lit they were sacrificing
7. Mark 14:18 Or deliver Me over
8. Mark 14:18 Or the one
9. Mark 14:21 Or through
10. Mark 14:21 Lit for him if that man had not
11. Mark 14:22 Lit having blessed
12. Mark 14:26 Ps 113-118 were traditionally sung at Passover
13. Mark 14:27 I.e., have a lapse in faith
14. Mark 14:29 I.e., have a lapse in faith
15. Mark 14:30 Lit today, on this night
16. Mark 14:31 Lit he
17. Mark 14:32 I.e., oil press
18. Mark 14:33 Or Jacob
19. Mark 14:34 Or stay awake
20. Mark 14:35 Lit pass from Him
21. Mark 14:36 A translation of Aramaic Abba, prob. added by Mark
22. Mark 14:37 Or stay awake
23. Mark 14:38 Or Stay awake and keep praying
24. Mark 14:39 Lit word
25. Mark 14:41 Or delivered
26. Mark 14:43 Lit and with him
27. Mark 14:44 Lit safely
28. Mark 14:47 Lit took off
29. Mark 14:50 Lit they
30. Mark 14:52 Lit left behind
31. Mark 14:54 Or servants
32. Mark 14:54 Lit light
33. Mark 14:55 Or Sanhedrin
34. Mark 14:58 Or sanctuary
35. Mark 14:61 I.e., Messiah
36. Mark 14:61 A common way for the Jewish leaders to refer to God
37. Mark 14:65 Or cover over His face
38. Mark 14:65 Or with blows inflicted by rods
39. Mark 14:68 Or forecourt, gateway
40. Mark 14:68 Later mss add and a rooster crowed
41. Mark 14:71 Lit put himself under a curse
42. Mark 14:72 Or after thinking of this, he began

Cross references

1. Mark 14:1 : Mark 14:1, 2: Matt 26:2-5; Luke 22:1, 2
2. Mark 14:1 : Ex 12:1-27; Mark 14:12; John 11:55; 13:1
3. Mark 14:1 : Matt 12:14
4. Mark 14:3 : Mark 14:3-9: Matt 26:6-13; Luke 7:37-39; John 12:1-8
5. Mark 14:3 : Matt 21:17
6. Mark 14:3 : Matt 26:6f; John 12:3
7. Mark 14:7 : Deut 15:11; Matt 26:11; John 12:8
8. Mark 14:8 : John 19:40
9. Mark 14:9 : Matt 26:13
10. Mark 14:10 : Mark 14:10, 11: Matt 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6
11. Mark 14:10 : John 6:71
12. Mark 14:12 : Mark 14:12-16: Matt 26:17-19; Luke 22:7-13
13. Mark 14:12 : Matt 26:17
14. Mark 14:12 : Deut 16:5; Mark 14:1; Luke 22:7; 1 Cor 5:7
15. Mark 14:14 : Luke 22:11
16. Mark 14:17 : Mark 14:17-21: Matt 26:20-24; Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:18ff
17. Mark 14:22 : Mark 14:22-25: Matt 26:26-29; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Cor 11:23-25; Mark 10:16
18. Mark 14:22 : Matt 14:19
19. Mark 14:24 : Ex 24:8
20. Mark 14:24 : Jer 31:31-34
21. Mark 14:26 : Matt 26:30
22. Mark 14:26 : Matt 21:1
23. Mark 14:27 : Mark 14:27-31: Matt 26:31-35
24. Mark 14:27 : Zech 13:7
25. Mark 14:28 : Matt 28:16
26. Mark 14:30 : Matt 26:34
27. Mark 14:30 : Mark 14:68, 72; John 13:38
28. Mark 14:32 : Mark 14:32-42: Matt 26:36-46; Luke 22:40-46
29. Mark 14:33 : Mark 9:15; 16:5, 6
30. Mark 14:34 : Matt 26:38; John 12:27
31. Mark 14:35 : Matt 26:45; Mark 14:41
32. Mark 14:36 : Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6
33. Mark 14:36 : Matt 26:39
34. Mark 14:38 : Matt 26:41
35. Mark 14:41 : Mark 14:35
36. Mark 14:43 : Mark 14:43-50: Matt 26:47-56; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-11
37. Mark 14:45 : Matt 23:7
38. Mark 14:49 : Mark 12:35; Luke 19:47; 21:37
39. Mark 14:53 : Mark 14:53-65: Matt 26:57-68; John 18:12f, 19-24
40. Mark 14:54 : Mark 14:68
41. Mark 14:54 : Matt 26:3
42. Mark 14:54 : Mark 14:67; John 18:18
43. Mark 14:55 : Matt 5:22
44. Mark 14:58 : Matt 26:61; Mark 15:29; John 2:19
45. Mark 14:61 : Matt 26:63
46. Mark 14:61 : Mark 14:61-63: Matt 26:63ff; Luke 22:67-71
47. Mark 14:62 : Ps 110:1; Mark 13:26
48. Mark 14:62 : Dan 7:13
49. Mark 14:63 : Num 14:6; Matt 26:65; Acts 14:14
50. Mark 14:64 : Lev 24:16
51. Mark 14:65 : Matt 26:67; Mark 10:34
52. Mark 14:65 : Esth 7:8
53. Mark 14:65 : Matt 26:68; Luke 22:64
54. Mark 14:66 : Mark 14:66-72: Matt 26:69-75; Luke 22:56-62; John 18:16-18, 25-27
55. Mark 14:66 : Mark 14:54
56. Mark 14:67 : Mark 14:54
57. Mark 14:67 : Mark 1:24
58. Mark 14:68 : Mark 14:54
59. Mark 14:70 : Mark 14:68
60. Mark 14:70 : Matt 26:73; Luke 22:59
61. Mark 14:72 : Mark 14:30, 68