Mark 14:1

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• 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.

Context of Mark 14:1

It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings were looking for some underhanded way to arrest Jesus and to kill him. 2However, they said, “We shouldn’t arrest him during the festival, or else there will be a riot among the people.” 3Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had suffered from a skin disease. While Jesus was sitting there, a woman went to him. She had a bottle of very expensive perfume made from pure nard. She opened the bottle and poured the perfume on his head.

Mark 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 6:2So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it with trumpet fanfare. This is what hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets in order to be praised by people. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.
• Luke 22:1The Festival of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, was near.
• John 11:53From that day on, the Jewish council planned to kill Jesus.
• John 13:1Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.
• Exodus 12:6Take care of it until the fourteenth ⌞day⌟ of this month. “Then at dusk, all the assembled people from the community of Israel must slaughter their animals.
• Leviticus 23:5“The fourteenth day of the first month, in the evening, is the Lord’s Passover.
• Numbers 28:16“The fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover.
• Deuteronomy 16:1Honor the Lord your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib. In the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt at night.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council. They asked, “What are we doing? This man is performing a lot of miracles.
• Acts 4:25You said through the Holy Spirit, who spoke through your servant David (our ancestor), ‘Why do the nations act arrogantly? Why do their people devise useless plots?
• Psalms 52:3You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. Selah
• Psalms 62:4They plan to force him out of his high position. They are happy to lie. They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse. Selah
• Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret plots of criminals, from the mob of troublemakers.
• Matthew 26:4They made plans to arrest Jesus in an underhanded way and to 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

Topics related to Mark 14:1

• Craftiness
• Deception
• Passover
• Persecution
• Scribe (S)

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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