Mark 14:11

Mark 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
• New International Version (NIV)They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They were delighted when they heard why he had come, and they promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

Context of Mark 14:11

9Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” 10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him. 12Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?” 13And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

Mark 14:11 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐχάρησαν καὶ ἐπηγγείλαντο αὐτῷ ἀργύριον δοῦναι· καὶ ἐζήτει πῶς αὐτὸν εὐκαίρως παραδοῖ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• they were gladχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• promisedἐπαγγέλλωepaggellō · to professG1861
• to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• moneyἀργύριονargurion · moneyG694
• he soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• he mightπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• convenientlyεὐκαίρωςeukairōs · well timedG2122

Cross-references for Mark 14:11

• Hosea 7:3They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies.
• Luke 22:5And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.
• 1 Kings 21:20So Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord:
• 2 Kings 5:26Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?
• Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
• Proverbs 28:21To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
• Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 2 Peter 2:14having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Commentaries on Mark 14:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11They were glad - The joy that arises from the opportunity of murdering an innocent person must be completely infernal.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11In clear contrast to the woman who anointed Jesus with perfume, Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve disciples, offered to betray Jesus for money (Matthew 26:15; 27:3, 9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money--Matthew alone records the precise sum, because a remarkable and complicated prophecy, which he was afterwards to refer to, was fulfilled by it. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him--or, as more fully given in Luke (Lu 22:6), "And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude." That he should avoid an "uproar" or "riot"…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 14:11

• Apostasy
• Betrayal
• Bribery
• Church
• Covetousness
• Judas (Jude)
• Money
• Priest
• Silver
• Traitor

In the dictionaries

• Aforehand
• Craft
• Guest
• Ready
• Good
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of
• Judas Iscariot
• Law in the New Testament
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)

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