And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into theContinue reading “Mark 14: 66-72……Real men cry!”
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Mark 14: 57-65….The trial begins.
And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, “We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’” Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. And the high priest stood up in the midstContinue reading “Mark 14: 57-65….The trial begins.”
Mark 14: 51-56…..Having fled, some followed….
And they all left him and fled.And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.Continue reading “Mark 14: 51-56…..Having fled, some followed….”
Mark 14: 43-50…..Leaving the garden.
And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him awayContinue reading “Mark 14: 43-50…..Leaving the garden.”
Mark 14: 32-42……Prayer in the garden.
And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” AndContinue reading “Mark 14: 32-42……Prayer in the garden.”
Mark 14: 26-31…..The Confident Peter
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter saidContinue reading “Mark 14: 26-31…..The Confident Peter”
Mark 14: 22-25…..An old celebration given new meaning.
And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This isContinue reading “Mark 14: 22-25…..An old celebration given new meaning.”
Mark 14: 17-21…..Jesus knew.
And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” HeContinue reading “Mark 14: 17-21…..Jesus knew.”
Mark 14: 10-16……Celebration and Betrayal.
Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him.And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the PassoverContinue reading “Mark 14: 10-16……Celebration and Betrayal.”
Mark 14: 1-9…..How much is Jesus worth?
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, for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”And while he was at Bethany in the houseContinue reading “Mark 14: 1-9…..How much is Jesus worth?”
As I read it! 