Mark 14:43-65 And immediately, as Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles came with a crowd who were carrying swords and clubs. They had come from the leading priests, the experts in the law of Moses and the Jewish elders.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴³ And immediately, as Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles came with a crowd who were carrying swords and clubs. [They had come] from the leading priests, the experts in the law of Moses and the [Jewish] elders. ⁴⁴ Now the one who turned Him over to the Jewish leaders [i.e., Judas] had given them a signal, saying, “Whoever I give a kiss [of greeting] to, he is the one; arrest him and lead him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ And when Judas came, immediately he went to Jesus and said, “Rabbi,” and then kissed Him [enthusiastically]. ⁴⁶ Then the soldiers and officers arrested Him and began taking Him away. ⁴⁷ But a certain disciple that was standing nearby [i.e., Peter. See John 18:10] drew his sword and struck the head priest’s servant [i.e., Malchus. See John 18:10], shearing off his ear. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to them, “Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs like you would a thief? ⁴⁹ I was with you every day, teaching in the Temple, and you did not [come to] take me. But this has happened so that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.” ⁵⁰ And all of His disciples left Him and ran away. ⁵¹ And a certain young man [Note: Some think this is a reference to Mark himself], who had a linen outer garment thrown over his scantily clad body, was following Jesus until they [i.e., the soldiers and officers] took hold of him. [Note: The wording here does not indicate total nakedness, but rather the wearing of underclothing only] ⁵² Then he ran away in his underclothing, leaving his linen outer garment behind. ⁵³ Then they led Jesus away to the head priest, and all the leading priests, [Jewish] elders and experts in the law of Moses came together with Him. ⁵⁴ But Peter had followed Him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the head priest. He was sitting there with the [Jewish] officers, warming himself by the light of the fire. ⁵⁵ Now the leading priests and the entire Council [called the “Sanhedrin”] were looking for [false] witnesses to testify against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but did not find any. ⁵⁶ For many persons gave false testimony against Him, but their stories did not harmonize. ⁵⁷ Then two people [See Matt. 26:60] stood up and gave false testimony against Him, saying, ⁵⁸ “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple, which was constructed by hand, and in three days I will build another one, not made by hand.’” ⁵⁹ And not even [in this attempt did] their testimony harmonize. ⁶⁰ The head priest stood up in front of them and asked Jesus, “Do you not have anything to answer? What about this charge being made against you by these people?” ⁶¹ But Jesus kept quiet and did not give them any answer. Again the head priest asked Him, “Are you the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one]?” ⁶² And Jesus answered, “Yes, I am; and you will see the Son of man sitting at the right side of Power [i.e., God, Himself], and coming on the clouds of the sky.” ⁶³ And the head priest tore at his clothing [i.e., as an expression of frustration] and said, “What additional need do we have for witnesses? ⁶⁴ You [yourselves] have heard him speaking against God. What do you people think [i.e., about such statements]?” And they all condemned Him as deserving the death penalty. ⁶⁵ And some of them began to spit on Him, then to cover His face [with a blindfold] and hit Him [with their fists], saying, “Prophesy [i.e., tell who hit you].” And the officers in charge of Him also struck Him with their hands.