Mark 14 · Verse 20

Mark 14:20

And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
Mark 14:20, King James Version

Mark 14:20 in other translations

BSBHe answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.
WEBHe answered them, “It is one of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.
ASVAnd he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he that dippeth with me in the dish.
YLTAnd he answering said to them, ‘One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish;
DARBYBut he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.
BBEAnd he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate.
WebsterAnd he answered and said to them, It is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the dish.

What does Mark 14:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 That dippeth with me in the dish - In the east, persons never eat together from one dish, except when a strong attachment subsists between two or more persons of the same caste; in such a case one invites another to come and sit by him and eat from the same dish. This custom seems to have existed among the Jews; and the sacred historian mentions this notice of our Lord's, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish, to mark more strongly the perfidy of the character of Judas.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 14:12-21

Nothing could be less the result of human foresight than the events here related. But our Lord knows all things about us before they come to pass. If we admit him, he will dwell in our hearts. The Son of man goes, as it is written of him, as a lamb to the slaughter; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! God's permitting the sins of men, and bringing glory to himself out of them, does not oblige them to sin…

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Mark 14:20 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
εἷςheis[It is] one ofG1520
τῶνtōntheG3588
δώδεκα,dōdekaTwelve,G1427
ὁhowhoG3588
ἐμβαπτόμενοςembaptomenosis dippingG1686
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473
εἰςeisinG1519
τὸtotheG3588
τρύβλιον.trublionbowl.G5165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 14:20

  • John 13:26

    Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

  • John 6:71

    He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

  • Mark 14:43

    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.

  • Matthew 26:23

    And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

  • Luke 22:47

    And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

  • Matthew 26:47

    And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
It is.
43; Mt 26:47; Lu 22:47; Joh 6:71
dippeth.
Mt 26:23; Joh 13:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 14:19

    And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

  • Mark 14:20

    And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

  • Mark 14:21

    The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.

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Mark 14:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él respondiendo les dijo: Es uno de los doce que moja conmigo en el plato.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais répondant, il leur dit: C’est l’un d’entre les douze qui trempe avec moi au plat.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Einer von den Zwölfen, der mit mir in die Schüssel eintaucht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui ait illis: Unus ex duodecim, qui intingit mecum manum in catino.