New Living Translation
Mark 14:21
21For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
Mark 14:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
- New International Version (NIV)The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.”
Context of Mark 14:21
19Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one?” 20He replied, “It is one of you twelve who is eating from this bowl with me. For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!” 22As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it, for this is my body.” 23And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
Read all of Mark 14Mark 14:21 word by word
ὅτι ὁ μὲν υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑπάγει καθὼς γέγραπται περὶ αὐτοῦ, οὐαὶ δὲ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ δι᾽ οὗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται· καλὸν αὐτῷ εἰ οὐκ ἐγεννήθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- The Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- indeedμένmen · on the other handG3303
- goethὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- butδέde · thenG1161
- woeοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
- to thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- is betrayedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
- goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
- were itεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- ifεἰei · ifG1487
- hadγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
- neverοὐou · noG3756
Cross-references for Mark 14:21
- Mark 14:49Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there among you teaching every day. But these things are happening to fulfill what the Scriptures say about me.”
- Genesis 3:15And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
- Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
- Isaiah 52:14But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.
- Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?
- Daniel 9:24“A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, the man who is my partner,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the lambs.
- Matthew 26:24For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
- Luke 22:22For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.”
- Luke 24:26Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?”
- John 19:28Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
- Acts 2:23But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
- Acts 4:27“In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
- Acts 13:27The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.
- Psalms 55:15Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
Commentaries on Mark 14:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Goeth - That is, to die. See on Matthew 26:24; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 14:31 More vehemently - More earnestly, more confidently.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Nothing could be less the result of human foresight than the events here related. But our Lord knows all things about us before they come to pass. If we admit him, he will dwell in our hearts. The Son of man goes, as it is written of him, as a lamb to the slaughter; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! God's permitting the sins of men, and bringing glory to himself out of them, does not oblige them to sin; nor will this be any excuse…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21will go just as it is written about Him: See, for example, Isaiah 52:13–53:12. Jesus knew ahead of time that this betrayal would happen as part of God’s plan (compare 8:31–33). But God condemned the one who betrayed him. Jesus and the gospel writers do not explain how God’s sovereignty (God’s rule and control over all things) and Judas’s human responsibility fit together. Yet both truths are clearly affirmed (see John 19:11).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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