Revised Webster's Bible
Mark 14:1
1After two days wasthe 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.
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
After two days wasthe 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. 2But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there should be an uproar of the people. 3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat eating, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.
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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
- Afterδέde · thenG1161
- twoδύοduo · twoG1417
- daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- wasἦνēn · wasG2258
- passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- ofμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- breadἄζυμοςazumos · unleavenedG106
- priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
- scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
- soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
- howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
- takeκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- craftδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
- deathἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
Cross-references for Mark 14:1
- Matthew 6:2Therefore when thou doest thy alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.
- Luke 22:1Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover.
- John 11:53Then from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death.
- John 13:1Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should 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 ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
- Leviticus 23:5In the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the LORD’S passover.
- Numbers 28:16And on the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month Abib, and keep the passover to the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth from Egypt by night.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
- John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man performeth many miracles.
- Acts 4:25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
- Psalms 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
- Psalms 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
- Matthew 26:4And consulted that they might take Jesus by guile, 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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