Mark 14:48
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
Mark 14:48 in other translations
| BSB | Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? |
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| WEB | Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me? |
| ASV | And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? |
| YLT | And Jesus answering said to them, ‘As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me! |
| DARBY | And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me? |
| BBE | And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me? |
| Webster | And Jesus answered and said to them, Have ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staffs to take me? |
What does Mark 14:48 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…
Mark 14:48 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 14:48
- 1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
- Luke 22:52-53
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
- 1 Samuel 24:14-15
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
- Matthew 26:55
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
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Context
- 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.
- Mark 14:48
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
- Mark 14:49
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
Mark 14:48 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: ¿Como á ladrón habéis salido con espadas y con palos á tomarme? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jésus, répondant, leur dit: Êtes-vous sortis comme après un brigand, avec des épées et des bâtons, pour me prendre? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jesus hob an und sprach zu ihnen: Seid ihr ausgezogen wie gegen einen Räuber, mit Schwertern und Stöcken, mich zu fangen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et respondens Jesus, ait illis: Tamquam ad latronem existis cum gladiis et lignis comprehendere me? |