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

Now it was two days before Passover and the Feast of Matzah. The ruling kohanim and Torah scholars were searching for a way to grab Yeshua by stealth and kill Him. 2“But not during the festival,” they were saying, “so there won’t be a riot among the people.” 3And while Yeshua was in Bethany at the house of Simon ha-Metzora, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive oil of pure nard. Breaking open the jar, she poured it over 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 whenever you do tzadakah, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!
• Luke 22:1Now the Feast of Matzah, which is called Passover, was approaching.
• John 11:53So from that day on, they plotted to kill Him.
• John 13:1Now it was just before the feast of Passover. Yeshua knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them until the end.
• Exodus 12:6You must watch over it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to slaughter it at twilight.
• Leviticus 23:5During the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, is Adonai’s Passover.
• Numbers 28:16“On the fourteenth day of the first month is Adonai’s Passover.
• Deuteronomy 16:1“Observe the month of Aviv and keep the Passover to Adonai your God, for in the month of Aviv Adonai your God brought you out from Egypt by night.
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
• John 11:47So the ruling kohanim and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we doing?” they asked. “This Man is performing many signs!
• Acts 4:25You said by the Ruach ha-Kodesh, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, ‘Why did the nations rage and the peoples plot foolish things?
• Psalms 52:3Why do you brag about evil, mighty man? God’s lovingkindness is every day.
• Psalms 62:4How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down?
• Psalms 64:2Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint. Protect my life from terror of the enemy.
• Matthew 26:4They plotted together in order that they might seize Yeshua by stealth 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

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