MARK 14:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) On the first day of the Flat Bread Celebration when the lambs would be slaughtered ready for the special Passover meal, Yeshua’s apprentices asked him, “Where do you want us to get everything ready for our Passover meal?”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when they were sacrificing the Passover, his disciples say to him, “Where do you want that we, having gone away, might prepare so that you may eat the Passover?”

UST Then it was the first day of the Celebration of Unleavened Bread, the time when people slaughter lambs for the Passover festival. Jesus’ apprentices asked him, “Where should we go to set up the meal for the Passover celebration?”

14:12 Literally On the first day of the Unleavened; see Exodus 12:14–20.

BLB And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they were to sacrifice the Passover lamb, His disciples say to Him, "Where do You desire that, having gone, we should prepare that You may eat the Passover?"

AICNT And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they were sacrificing the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

OEB ¶ On the first day of the Festival of the unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lambs, his disciples said to Jesus, ‘Where do you wish us to go and make preparations for your eating the Passover?’

WEBBE On the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

LSV And the first day of the Unleavened [Bread], when they were killing the Passover, His disciples say to Him, “Where will You, [that] having gone, we may prepare, that You may eat the Passover?”

FBV On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the time when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus' disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover meal for you?”

TCNT On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus' disciples said to him, “Where do yoʋ want us to go and make preparations for yoʋ to eat the Passover?”

T4T Two days later, when they killed the lambs for the festival at the beginning of the week when people ate bread that had no yeast in it, Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare the meal for the Passover celebration in order that you can eat it with us?”

LEB ¶ And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and[fn] prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?”

14:12 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as an English infinitive

BBE And on the first day of unleavened bread, when the Passover lamb is put to death, his disciples said to him, Where are we to go and make ready for you to take the Passover meal?

Moff On the first day of unleavened bread (the day when the paschal lamb was sacrificed) his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the passover?"

Wymth On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread—the day for killing the Passover lamb—His disciples asked Him, "Where shall we go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

ASV And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover?

DRA Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the pasch?

YLT And the first day of the unleavened food, when they were killing the passover, his disciples say to him, 'Where wilt thou, [that,] having gone, we may prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?'

Drby And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

RV And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover?
(And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt/will thou/you that we go and make ready that thou/you mayest/may eat the passover? )

SLT And in the first day of the unleavened, when they sacrificed the pascha, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou, we, having gone, should prepare that thou eat the pascha.

Wbstr And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

KJB-1769 ¶ And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
(¶ And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt/will thou/you that we go and prepare that thou/you mayest/may eat the passover? )

KJB-1611 ¶ And the first day of vnleauened bread, when they [fn]killed the Passeouer, his disciples said vnto him, Where wilt thou that we goe, and prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

14:12 Or, sacrificed.

Bshps And the first day of vnleuened bread, when they dyd sacrifice the Passouer, his disciples sayde vnto hym: Where wylt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passouer?
(And the first day of unleavened bread, when they did sacrifice the Passover, his disciples said unto him: Where wilt/will thou/you that we go and prepare, that thou/you mayest/may eat the Passover?)

Gnva Nowe the first day of vnleauened bread, when they sacrificed the Passeouer, his disciples sayde vnto him, Where wilt thou that we goe and prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer?
(Now the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt/will thou/you that we go and prepare, that thou/you mayest/may eat the Passover? )

Cvdl And vpon ye first daye of swete bred, wha the Easter lambe was offered, his disciples sayde vnto him: Where wilt thou yt we go and prepare, yt thou mayest eate ye Easter labe?
(And upon ye/you_all first day of sweet bread, what the Easter lamb was offered, his disciples said unto him: Where wilt/will thou/you it we go and prepare, it thou/you mayest/may eat ye/you_all Easter labe?)

TNT And the fyrste daye of swete breed when men offer the pascall lambe his disciples sayd vnto him: where wilt thou that we goo and prepare that thou mayst eate the ester lambe?
(And the first day of sweet bread when men offer the pascall lamb his disciples said unto him: where wilt/will thou/you that we go and prepare that thou/you mayest/may eat the ester lamb? )

Wycl And the firste dai of therf looues, whanne thei offriden pask, the disciplis seyn to hym, Whidir `wilt thou that we go, and make redi to thee, that thou ete the pask?
(And the first day of unleavened loaves, when they offered pask, the disciples seen to him, Whidir wilt/will thou/you that we go, and make ready to thee/you, that thou/you eat the pask?)

Luth Und am ersten Tage der süßen Brote, da man das Osterlamm opferte, sprachen seine Jünger zu ihm: Wo willst du, daß wir hingehen und bereiten, daß du das Osterlamm essest?
(And in/at/on_the first days the/of_the sweeten breads, there man the Osterlamm sacrificed, said his disciple to/for him: Where want you(sg), that we/us go_there and prepare, that you(sg) the Osterlamm eat?)

ClVg Et primo die azymorum quando Pascha immolabant, dicunt ei discipuli: Quo vis eamus, et paremus tibi ut manduces Pascha?[fn]
(And at_first day unleavened_bread when Passover they_sacrificed, they_say to_him students: Where you_want let's_go, and paremus to_you as manduces Passover? )

14.12 Et prima die azymorum. Id. Quarta decima luna, quando abjecto fermento agnus occidebatur ad vesperum, etc., usque ad ipsius immolationis, id est, suæ passionis exordium sacravit. ISID. Cum amaritudine comeditur azyma, quæ est redemptio nostra. Amaritudo enim est passio Domini.

14.12 And the_first day unleavened_bread. Id. Quarta tenth moon, when cast_aside ferment lamb occidebatur to evening, etc., until to of_his/her_own sacrificenis, that it_is, his/her_own passion exordium sacravit. ISID. Since with_bitterness he_ateur unleavened_bread, which it_is redemption/buying_back our. Amaritudo because it_is passion Master.

UGNT καὶ τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν Ἀζύμων, ὅτε τὸ Πάσχα ἔθυον, λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, ποῦ θέλεις ἀπελθόντες, ἑτοιμάσωμεν ἵνα φάγῃς τὸ Πάσχα?
(kai taʸ prōtaʸ haʸmera tōn Azumōn, hote to Pasⱪa ethuon, legousin autōi hoi mathaʸtai autou, pou theleis apelthontes, hetoimasōmen hina fagaʸs to Pasⱪa?)

SBL-GNT Καὶ τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν ἀζύμων, ὅτε τὸ πάσχα ἔθυον, λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· Ποῦ θέλεις ἀπελθόντες ἑτοιμάσωμεν ἵνα φάγῃς τὸ πάσχα;
(Kai taʸ prōtaʸ haʸmera tōn azumōn, hote to pasⱪa ethuon, legousin autōi hoi mathaʸtai autou; Pou theleis apelthontes hetoimasōmen hina fagaʸs to pasⱪa;)

RP-GNT Καὶ τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν ἀζύμων, ὅτε τὸ Πάσχα ἔθυον, λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Ποῦ θέλεις ἀπελθόντες ἑτοιμάσωμεν ἵνα φάγῃς τὸ Πάσχα;
(Kai taʸ prōtaʸ haʸmera tōn azumōn, hote to Pasⱪa ethuon, legousin autōi hoi mathaʸtai autou, Pou theleis apelthontes hetoimasōmen hina fagaʸs to Pasⱪa;)

TC-GNT Καὶ τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν ἀζύμων, ὅτε τὸ Πάσχα ἔθυον, λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Ποῦ θέλεις ἀπελθόντες [fn]ἑτοιμάσωμεν ἵνα φάγῃς τὸ Πάσχα;
(Kai taʸ prōtaʸ haʸmera tōn azumōn, hote to Pasⱪa ethuon, legousin autōi hoi mathaʸtai autou, Pou theleis apelthontes hetoimasōmen hina fagaʸs to Pasⱪa; )

14:12 ετοιμασωμεν ¦ ετοιμασομεν 𝔐^pt HF PCK

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Jesus’ Final Night

When Jesus went into Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, he knew it was his final night. He had come to Jerusalem to “suffer many terrible things and . . . be killed” (Mark 8:31). His disciples had prepared the meal, but he needed to prepare them for what was coming.

So Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples. At this meal, Jesus demonstrated true servanthood by washing his disciples’ feet (John 13:1-20). He gave his final teachings to the disciples, informed them about the coming of the Holy Spirit, and prayed for his followers (John 14:1–17:26). Jesus also established the new covenant (Mark 14:22-24). Jesus was now the Passover Lamb—his body and blood are now the sacrifice that saves his people from judgment, fulfilling the same purpose as the lamb at the first Passover.

It was on Passover that God had struck down all the firstborn males of Egypt but had spared those of Israel. Now Jesus would be struck down so that his people could be spared—just as the prophets had predicted (e.g., Zech 12:10; 13:7). Jesus warned his disciples that this was about to happen and that they were about to desert him (Mark 14:27). Jesus also warned his disciples that he would be betrayed by one of them (Mark 14:18).

After the meal, Jesus and his disciples walked to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus prayed in agony, submitting his will to the Father (Mark 14:26-42). Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, then approached with a group of soldiers, who arrested Jesus (Mark 14:43-49). Jesus’ disciples fled (Mark 14:50-52), and Jesus was taken to the house of the high priest for an overnight trial, during which Peter denied Jesus three times (Mark 14:53-72).

While Jesus’ final night was marked by tragedy, nothing that happened was outside of his foreknowledge. Everything occurred according to God’s plan and was necessary in order to fulfill Scripture and to usher in the events which followed (his death and resurrection).

Passages for Further Study

Matt 26:17-56; Mark 14:12-52; Luke 22:7-46; John 13:1–18:11; 1 Cor 11:23-34

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:12–21: Jesus celebrated the Passover Festival with his disciples

In the previous section, 14:10–11, Judas began to look for a way to betray Jesus. In this section, Jesus and his disciples celebrated the Passover Festival together. People often celebrated the Festival of Passover with their families. Jesus celebrated it with his twelve closest disciples.

Normally, a teacher’s disciples prepared the celebration. But on this occasion Jesus had already arranged for a place to eat and for the food. Then he sent two of his disciples to make the final preparations. That evening as they were eating the Passover meal, Jesus told them that one of them would betray him.

Scholars have different views about when Jesus ate the Passover feast, but these views will probably not affect the way you translate the verses.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus and the disciples celebrated the Passover

Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with His Disciples (GNT)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 26:17–25, Luke 22:7–14, and John 13:21–30.

14:12a

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread,

¶ It was the first day of the Feast/Festival of Unleavened Bread.
¶ Then the first day of the festival called “Bread without Yeast” arrived.

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread: This verse begins a new part of the story about Jesus. Most English versions begin this part of the story with the time phrase On the first day. In this context the first day refers to the day number one of the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

It was now the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (NCV)

When the first day of the Unleavened Bread Feast arrived

the Feast of Unleavened Bread: The phrase The Feast of Unleavened Bread refers to the festival during which the Jews ate only unleavened bread. Unleavened bread is bread made without yeast.

See how you translated this festival in 14:1a.

14:12b

when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed,

This was the day when they/people sacrificed lambs for the festival called Passover,
It was the day when it was the custom for each family to offer a young sheep to God to celebrate the festival called “Death Passed Us By.”

when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed: The words that the BSB translates as when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed are literally “when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed.” The tense of the verb indicates that this was the normal custom of the Jews. The first day of Unleavened Bread was the day when each family brought a lamb to the priest at the temple. The priest would kill the lamb and the family would eat it as part of the Passover feast that night.

In some languages a literal translation of Passover lamb may convey the wrong meaning that only one lamb was sacrificed for all the Jews. So it may be necessary to use the plural form. For example:

when they/Jews sacrifice their lambs for the Passover feast

the day the lambs for the Passover meal were killed (GNT)

Passover: The term Passover refers to one of the Jewish festivals. The Jewish people celebrated Passover to remember how the Lord delivered their ancestors from death. The angel of death “passed over” their homes and did not kill their children. See the note on 14:1a for more details.

sacrificed: In this context the Greek word that the BSB translates as sacrificed means to offer or dedicate an animal to God by killing it. Here the focus of the word sacrificed is more on slaughtering or killing the lamb than on offering or dedicating it. Some languages require a long expression to translate the word “sacrifice.” If that is true in your language, it may be better to use a general term such as “slaughter” or “kill.” For example:

the day the lambs for the Passover meal were killed (GNT)

General Comment on 14:12a–b

The information in 14:12a–b is background information. It tells about what normally happened at the time of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. In some languages it may be necessary to use more than one sentence to express this information. For example:

It was the first day of the feast when the Jews ate unraised bread. On that day families customarily slaughtered a lamb for the feast called Passover. It was on that day of the feast that the disciples of Jesus…

14:12c

Jesus’ disciples asked Him,

and Jesus’ disciples asked him,
On that day, the followers of Jesus came/went to him and asked him

Jesus’ disciples asked Him: In some languages it may be necessary to introduce the disciples’ question by indicating that they came to Jesus. For example:

Jesus’ disciples came to him and asked

Jesus’ disciples gathered and approached Jesus. They asked him…

disciples: The Greek word that the BSB translates as disciples means “learners” who are in a relationship with a teacher. The learners commit themselves to their teacher in order to learn from him and live according to his teaching and example. In the New Testament disciples often lived with their teacher and followed him wherever he went.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

students/learners

apprentices

followers

See how you translated this term at 2:15b. See also disciple in the Glossary for more information.

asked: The Greek word that the BSB translates as asked is a general verb that can be used to introduce any type of speech. In this context it introduces a question. Use a verb that is natural in your language.

14:12d–e

Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?: The Old Testament required the Jews to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem. Since Jesus and the disciples did not live in Jerusalem, they needed to arrange for a place there to eat the Passover meal. The question in this verse implies “where in Jerusalem do you want us to prepare for the Passover meal?”

14:12d

“Where do You want us to prepare

“Where do you^(sing) want us^(excl) to go and prepare
where he wanted them to go to prepare the food

want us to prepare: The words want us to prepare indicate here that the disciples expected Jesus to give them instructions about arranging for the Passover. Then he would send them to make arrangements with his authority. In some languages there may be a special expression to use in a situation like this. For example:

Where do you want to send us^(excl) to prepare…to eat the Passover?

What instructions do you have for us^(excl) about where to arrange for our^(incl) Passover celebration?

us: The pronoun us refers to the disciples. It does not include Jesus.

14:12e

for You to eat the Passover?”

so that you^(sing) eat the Passover supper?”
that they^(incl) would eat for the ‘Death Passed Us By’ feast.

for You to eat the Passover: In Greek, the form that the BSB translates as You is singular, but Jesus and the disciples would eat the Passover together. The disciples probably used a singular form because they were focusing on Jesus as their leader. In some languages it may be necessary to indicate in some way that the disciples would also eat the Passover meal. For example:

Where do you^(sing) want us^(excl) to go to prepare food so that we^(incl) can eat the Passover supper?

eat the Passover: The phrase eat the Passover refers to eating the special meal that people ate when they celebrated the Passover festival.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

eat the food of the Festival of Passover

the Passover meal (GW)

Passover: See how you translated this term in 14:1a.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν Ἀζύμων ὅτε τό Πάσχα ἔθυον λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί αὐτοῦ Ποῦ θέλεις ἀπελθόντες ἑτοιμάσωμεν ἵνα φάγῃς τό Πάσχα)

Here, the word And introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave And untranslated. Alternate translation: [After that,]

Note 2 topic: translate-ordinal

τῇ πρώτῃ

˱on˲_the first

If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use a cardinal number here or an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [on day one]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ἔθυον

˱they˲_˓were˒_sacrificing

The pronoun they refers to Jewish people in general. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use a word or phrase that refers to Jewish people in general. Alternate translation: [Jewish people were sacrificing]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸ Πάσχα

Here Mark uses the name of the festival, Passover, to refer to the lamb that God had commanded Jews to kill and eat for their celebration meal. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [lambs for their Passover meals]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

θέλεις & φάγῃς

˱you˲_˓are˒_wanting & ˱you˲_˓may˒_eat

Because the disciples are speaking to Jesus, the word you throughout this verse is singular.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἀπελθόντες

˓having˒_gone_away

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of gone. Alternate translation: [having come away]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

φάγῃς

˱you˲_˓may˒_eat

Here the disciples imply that will eat the Passover with Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [we may eat]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 2) τὸ Πάσχα

Jesus’ disciples are using the name of the festival, Passover, to refer to the meal that people shared on that occasion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the Passover meal]

Parallel MARK 14:12