Mark 14 · Verse 46

Mark 14:46

And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
Mark 14:46, King James Version

Mark 14:46 in other translations

BSBThen the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.
WEBThey laid their hands on him and seized him.
ASVAnd they laid hands on him, and took him.
YLTAnd they laid on him their hands, and kept hold on him;
DARBYAnd they laid their hands upon him and seized him.
BBEAnd they put their hands on him, and took him.
WebsterAnd they laid their hands on him, and took him.

What does Mark 14:46 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 14:43-52

Because Christ appeared not as a temporal prince, but preached repentance, reformation, and a holy life, and directed men's thoughts, and affections, and aims to another world, therefore the Jewish rulers sought to destroy him. Peter wounded one of the band. It is easier to fight for Christ than to die for him. But there is a great difference between faulty disciples and hypocrites. The latter rashly and without…

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Mark 14:46 in the original Greek

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οἱhoiTheyG3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ἐπέβαλονepebalonlaidG1911
τὰςtastheG3588
χεῖραςcheirashandsG5495
αὐτῷautōon HimG846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐκράτησανekratēsanseizedG2902
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

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Cross references for Mark 14:46

  • Judges 16:21

    But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

  • John 18:12

    Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

  • Acts 2:23

    Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

  • Lamentations 4:20

    The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.

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Jud 16:21; La 4:20; Joh 18:12; Ac 2:23

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Context

  • Mark 14:45

    And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.

  • Mark 14:46

    And they laid their hands on him, and took him.

  • Mark 14:47

    And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

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Mark 14:46 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces ellos echaron en él sus manos, y le prendieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils mirent les mains sur lui et se saisirent de lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie aber legten ihre Hände an ihn und griffen ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At illi manus injecerunt in eum, et tenuerunt eum.