Mark 14:48

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then Jesus said to them, “Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs like you would a thief?

Cross References

Matthew 26:47

And while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, came with a large crowd who were carrying swords and clubs. They had come from the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people.

Matthew 26:55

[Then] Jesus said to the crowds at that very time, “Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs as [you would apprehend] a thief? I sat everyday teaching in the Temple, and you did not [come to] take me.

Mark 14:47

But a certain disciple who 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.

Mark 14:49

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.”