English Standard Version
Mark 14:1
1It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,
Mark 14:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death.
- New Living Translation (NLT)It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.
Context of Mark 14:1
It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people." 3And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
Read all of Mark 14Mark 14:1 word by word
Ἦν δὲ τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα μετὰ δύο ἡμέρας, καὶ ἐζήτουν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς πῶς αὐτὸν ἐν δόλῳ κρατήσαντες ἀποκτείνωσιν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- twoδύοduo · twoG1417
- daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- of unleavened breadἄζυμοςazumos · unleavenedG106
- the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
- the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
- soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
- howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
- they might takeκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- craftδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
- and putἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
- ·δέde · thenG1161
Cross-references for Mark 14:1
- Matthew 6:2"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
- Luke 22:1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
- John 11:53So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
- John 13:1Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
- Exodus 12:6and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.
- Leviticus 23:5In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord's Passover.
- Numbers 28:16"On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord's Passover,
- Deuteronomy 16:1"Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
- Acts 4:25who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, "'Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
- Psalms 62:4They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers,
- Matthew 26:4and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
Commentaries on Mark 14:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Unleavened bread - After they began to eat unleavened bread: see on Matthew 26:2; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 14:1 And of unleavened bread - So called because at that feast no other bread was used but that which had been made without leaven or yeast. By craft - By subtlety (Matthew); that is, by some secret plan that would secure possession of him without exciting the opposition of the people. Mark 14:3 Ointment - This word does not convey quite the proper meaning. This was a perfume. It was used only to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ anointed at Bethany. (1-11) The passover, Jesus declares that Judas would betray him. (12-21) The Lord's supper instituted. (22-31) Christ's agony in the garden. (32-42) He is betrayed and taken. (43-52) Christ before the high priest. (53-65) Peter denies Christ. (66-72) Verses 1-11 Did Christ pour out his soul unto death for us, and shall we think any thing too precious for him? Do we give him the precious ointment of our best affections? Let us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The last section of Mark tells the story of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-11The events of this section appeared to have occurred on the fourth day (Wednesday) of the Redeemer's Last Week. Conspiracy of the Jewish Authorities to Put Jesus to Death (Mr 14:1, 2). 1. After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread--The meaning is, that two days after what is about to be mentioned the passover would arrive; in other words, what follows occurred two days before the feast. and the chief priests and the scribes…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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