MARK 14:48 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Yeshua spoke to the crowd, “Did you all bring swords and clubs to try to capture me like you’d chase down a thief?

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 answering, Jesus said to them, “As against a robber have you come out with swords and clubs to seize me?

UST Jesus responded by saying to the group of people, “You did not need to treat me like a dangerous bandit by arming yourselves with swords and clubs to arrest me.

BSB Jesus asked [the crowd], “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as [you would] an outlaw?

BLB And Jesus answering said to them, "Are you come out with swords and clubs as against a robber, to capture Me?

AICNT And Jesus, answering, said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to arrest me?

OEB But Jesus spoke up, and said to the men, ‘Have you come out, as if after a robber, with swords and clubs, to take me?

WEBBE Jesus answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

WMBB Yeshua answered them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

NET Jesus said to them, “Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

LSV And Jesus answering said to them, “As against a robber you came out, with swords and sticks, to take Me!

FBV “Am I some kind of rebel that you have come to arrest me with swords and clubs?” Jesus asked them.

TCNT Then Jesus said to them, “Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs as you would against a robber?

T4T 48-49 Jesus said to them, “◄It is ridiculous that you come here to seize me with swords and clubs, as if I were a bandit!/Have you come here to seize me with swords and clubs, as if I were a bandit [RHQ]?► Day after day I was with you in the Temple courtyard teaching the people Why did you not seize me then? But this is happening in order that what the prophets have written in the Scriptures about me may be fulfilled {may happen}.”

LEB And Jesus answered and[fn] said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me?

14:48 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

Moff Jesus turned on them, saying, "Have you sallied out to arrest me like a robber, with swords and cudgels?

Wymth "Have you come out," said Jesus, "with swords and cudgels to arrest me, as if you had to fight with a robber?

ASV And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

DRA And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me?

YLT And Jesus answering said to them, 'As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!

Drby And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me?

RV And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?
(And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye/you_all come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? )

SLT And Jesus having answered, said to them, As against a robber come ye out, with swords and sticks to take me.

Wbstr And Jesus answered and said to them, Have ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staffs to take me?

KJB-1769 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
(And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye/you_all come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? )

KJB-1611 And Iesus answered, & said vnto thē, Are ye come out as against a theefe, with swords, & with staues to take me?
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto thē, Are ye/you_all come out as against a thief, with swords, and with staves to take me?)

Bshps And Iesus aunswered, and saide vnto them: Ye be come out as vnto a thiefe with swordes and with staues, for to take me.
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto them: Ye/You_all be come out as unto a thief with swords and with staves, for to take me.)

Gnva And Iesus answered and saide to them, Ye be come out as against a thiefe with swordes, and with staues, to take me.
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered and said to them, Ye/You_all be come out as against a thief with swords, and with staves, to take me. )

Cvdl And Iesus answered, and sayde vnto the: Ye are come forth as it were to a murthurer with swerdes and with staues to take me.
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto them: Ye/You_all are come forth as it were to a murderer with swords and with staves to take me.)

TNT And Iesus answered and sayd vnto the: ye be come out as vnto a thefe with sweardes and with staves for to take me.
(And Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto them: ye/you_all be come out as unto a thief with swords and with staves for to take me. )

Wycl And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, As to a theef ye han gon out with swerdis and staues, to take me?
(And Yhesus answered, and said to hem, As to a thief ye/you_all have going out with swords and staves, to take me?)

Luth Und JEsus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Ihr seid ausgegangen als zu einem Mörder mit Schwertern und mit Stangen, mich zu fangen.
(And Yesus replied and spoke to/for to_them: You(pl) are assumed as to/for on murderer with swords and with poles, me to/for fangen.)

ClVg Et respondens Jesus, ait illis: Tamquam ad latronem existis cum gladiis et lignis comprehendere me?[fn]
(And responding Yesus, he_said to_them: Tamquam to a_robber existis when/with swordss and wood to_comprehend me? )

14.48 Tanquam ad latronem. ID. Quasi dicat: Stultum est cum gladiis et fustibus comprehendere, qui ultro se vobis tradit: et in nocte quasi latitantem investigare per proditorem, cum quotidie in templo doceat. Sed ideo adversum me congregamini in tenebris, quia potestas vestra in tenebris est.

14.48 Tanquam to a_robber. ID. As_if let_him_say: Stultum it_is when/with swordss and fustibus to_comprehend, who/which ultro himself to_you(pl) delivers: and in/into/on at_night as_if latitantem investigare through proditorem, when/with daily in/into/on temple let_him_teach. But therefore/for_that_reason against me congregamini in/into/on darkness, because power your in/into/on darkness it_is.

UGNT καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συνλαβεῖν με?
(kai apokritheis ho Yaʸsous eipen autois, hōs epi laʸstaʸn exaʸlthate meta maⱪairōn kai xulōn sunlabein me?)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συλλαβεῖν με;
(kai apokritheis ho Yaʸsous eipen autois; Hōs epi laʸstaʸn exaʸlthate meta maⱪairōn kai xulōn sullabein me;)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθετε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συλλαβεῖν με;
(Kai apokritheis ho Yaʸsous eipen autois, Hōs epi laʸstaʸn exaʸlthete meta maⱪairōn kai xulōn sullabein me;)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν [fn]ἐξήλθετε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συλλαβεῖν με;
(Kai apokritheis ho Yaʸsous eipen autois, Hōs epi laʸstaʸn exaʸlthete meta maⱪairōn kai xulōn sullabein me; )

14:48 εξηλθετε ¦ εξηλθατε CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (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 14:43–52: Judas betrayed Jesus, and then Jesus’ enemies arrested him

The events in this section, like those in the preceding section, happened at night in the olive grove called Gethsemane.

At the end of 14:42, Jesus told his disciples that the one who would betray him was coming. At the beginning of this section in 14:43, Judas, the betrayer, arrived. He came with a crowd of armed men that the Jewish religious leaders had sent. Judas betrayed Jesus by kissing him. Then the crowd of men arrested Jesus and the disciples fled. As one of them was running away, some people grabbed the linen cloth he had wrapped around himself. He left the cloth in their hands and ran away naked.

In this section Mark referred back to things that happened before the crowd came to arrest Jesus. Before Judas came with the crowd, he went to the chief priests, teachers of the law, and elders. He told them that he would betray Jesus to them. They agreed to send armed men with him to arrest Jesus. These men probably would not recognize which man was Jesus. Judas told them that he would kiss Jesus to show them the man whom they should arrest. Tell about these events in a way that will help people understand why that group of men arrived with Judas.

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

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The betrayal and arrest of Jesus

Jesus is captured

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 26:47–56, Luke 22:47–53, and John 18:3.

14:48–49

Verses 14:48–49 contain the words that Jesus spoke while he was being arrested. He began with a rhetorical question that he used to rebuke those who came to arrest him. He ended by focusing the men’s attention on the fact that the way he was arrested fulfilled Scripture. In other words, the way he was arrested was exactly the way words of Scripture from the Old Testament had said it would happen.

14:48a

Jesus asked the crowd,

Jesus asked them,
Jesus said,
Jesus said to the crowd,

14:48a–c

Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?: This is a rhetorical question. Jesus asked this question to rebuke those who had come to arrest him. He rebuked them because they came to capture him with swords and clubs as if he were a dangerous criminal. There are at least two ways to translate this rebuke:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a criminal? (GW)
Am I some dangerous criminal, that you come armed with swords and clubs to arrest me? (NLT96)
Use a statement. For example:
You came to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. (NCV)
I am not a bandit. You did not need to come armed with swords and clubs to capture me.

Use whichever form is most natural to express a rebuke in your language.

14:48b

“Have you come out with swords and clubs

“Is that the reason that you have come carrying swords and clubs
“Have you come here with your long knives and big sticks
“You did not need to bring swords and clubs

Have you come out with swords and clubs: The clause Have you come out with swords and clubs continues to describe the manner in which the men arrested Jesus. They were acting as though he was violent and dangerous.

with swords and clubs: The phrase with swords and clubs means “carrying swords and clubs.”

Here is another way to translate this:

armed with swords and clubs.

See the notes on 14:43c, where the same Greek phrase occurs.

14:48c

to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?

to arrest me? Am I a criminal?”
to take me away? You are acting as though I were a thief. Is that the right way to treat me?”
to capture me. I am not a bandit!”

to arrest: The Greek word that the BSB translates as arrest can also mean “seize” or “capture.” Here it is a synonym of the word that the BSB translates as “arrest” in 14:44c and “arrested” in 14:46.

as you would an outlaw: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as as you would an outlaw is literally “as against a criminal.” This phrase indicates the manner in which the mob was arresting Jesus. They came to him to arrest him as if he were a dangerous criminal.

an outlaw: There are two ways to interpret the Greek word that the BSB translates as an outlaw:

It means “robber, bandit, or criminal.” This refers to someone who breaks the law. For example:
Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a criminal? (GW)
“Am I a bandit,” he said, “that you had to set out to capture me with swords and clubs?” (NJB) (BSB, GNT, RSV, NJB, NET, ESV, CEV, GW, KJV, NASB, NCV, REB, NLT96)
It means “rebel or revolutionary.” This refers to someone who fights against the rulers of his country. For example:
Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me as though I were a rebel?
Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? (NLT) (NIV, NLT)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and the majority of English versions.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Have you come carrying swords and clubs because you think that I am a criminal?

Have you come carrying swords and clubs to arrest me like you would arrest a bandit?

Remember that this rhetorical question can also be translated as a statement, if that is more natural in your language. See the examples in the note on 14:48a–c.

General Comment on 14:48a–c

The BSB has changed the Greek order of the verse parts in order to make a more natural English sentence.

The RSV has followed the Greek order. The raised numbers show the BSB order that corresponds to lines in the Display:

^48aAnd Jesus said to them, ^48b“Have you come out ^48cas against a robber, ^48bwith swords and clubs ^48cto capture me?” (RSV)

The NIV has reordered this verse in another way. Again, the raised numbers show the BSB order:

^48c“Am I leading a rebellion,” ^48asaid Jesus, ^48b“that you have come out with swords and clubs ^48c to capture me?”

Use whatever order is the most natural in your language.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀποκριθεὶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὡς ἐπί λῃστήν Ἐξήλθατε μετά μαχαιρῶν καί ξύλων συλλαβεῖν μέ)

Here, the word answering indicates that Jesus was responding to what had happened. He was not answering a question. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [in response to what had happened]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συνλαβεῖν με?

as (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὡς ἐπί λῃστήν Ἐξήλθατε μετά μαχαιρῶν καί ξύλων συλλαβεῖν μέ)

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the people who were arresting him for how they were acting. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It was not necessary for you to come out as against a robber, bringing swords and clubs to seize me.] or [There was no reason for you to come out with swords and clubs to seize me, as if I were a robber!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν

Jesus is saying that the crowds are acting like he is a dangerous robber because they have come to arrest him with many weapons. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [As you arm yourselves to seize a robber,] or [As if I were a bandit who needed to be subdued with force]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐξήλθατε

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

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

ξύλων

clubs

See how you translated clubs in [14:43](../14/43.md). Alternate translation: [sticks for hitting people]

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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial

Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19

On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.

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Jerusalem during the New Testament

By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).

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