Mark 14:51

Mark 14:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
• New International Version (NIV)A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him,

Context of Mark 14:51

49Every day I was with you within the temple grounds teaching, and you did not arrest Me; but this has taken place so that the Scriptures will be fulfilled.” 50And His disciples all left Him and fled. A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. 52But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked. 53They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes gathered together.

Mark 14:51 word by word

καὶ νεανίσκος τις συνηκολούθει αὐτῷ περιβεβλημένος σινδόνα ἐπὶ γυμνοῦ, καὶ κρατοῦσιν αὐτόνRead the interlinear

• A youngνεανίσκοςneaniskos · young manG3495
• was followingσυνακολουθέωsunakoloutheō · to accompanyG4870
• Him, wearingπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
• a linenσινδώνsindōn · linenG4616
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• nakedγυμνόςgumnos · nakedG1131
• and they seizedκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902

Commentaries on Mark 14:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51A certain young man - Probably raised from his sleep by the noise which the rabble made who came to apprehend Jesus, having wrapped the sheet or some of the bed-clothing about him, became thereby the more conspicuous: on his appearing, he was seized; but as they had no way of holding him, but only by the cloth which was wrapped round him, he disengaged himself from that, and so escaped out of their hands. This circumstance is not related by any other of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43-52Verses 43-52 See the notes at Matthew 26:47-57. Mark 14:45 Master, Master - As if expressing great joy that he had found him again. Mark 14:51 A certain young man - Who this was we have no means of determining, but it seems not improbable that he may have been the owner of the garden, and that he may have had an understanding with Jesus that he should visit it for retirement when he withdrew from the city. That he was not one of the apostles is clear. It…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-52Verses 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 thought call Christ Master…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 51-52The account of the arrest of Jesus ends with a note about an unnamed young man. There is no clear theological reason given for why Mark includes this detail. One possible explanation is that it is a personal detail from Mark himself, but this cannot be confirmed.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:51

• Government
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• Jesus Christ

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