Mark 14:1

Easy To Read Version

It was now only two days before the Passover {\cf2\super [190]} and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. {\cf2\super [191]} The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. Then they could kill him.

Cross References

Genesis 37:18

Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. They decided to make a plan to kill him.

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than goodness.\par You love lying more than telling the truth.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [312]})\i0 \par

Psalm 62:4

In spite of my important position,\par those people are planning to destroy me.\par It makes them happy\par to tell lies about me.\par In public, they say good things\par about me,\par but in private, they curse me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [366]})\i0 \par

Psalm 62:9

People can’t really help.\par You can’t trust them to really help.\par Compared to God,\par they are like nothing,\par like a gentle puff of air!\par

Exodus 12:1

While Moses and Aaron were still in Egypt, the Lord spoke to them. The Lord said,

Leviticus 2:6

You must break it into pieces and pour oil over it. It is a grain offering.

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [163]} left and made plans to kill Jesus.

Matthew 6:2

“When you give to poor people, don’t announce that you are giving. Don’t do like the hypocrites {\cf2\super [73]} do. They blow trumpets before they give so that people will see them. They do that in the synagogues {\cf2\super [74]} and on the streets. They want other people to give honor to them. I tell you the truth. Those hypocrites already have their full reward.

Mark 14:12

It was now the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread. {\cf2\super [197]} This was the day when the Jews killed the lambs for the Passover. {\cf2\super [198]} Jesus’ followers came to him. They said, “We will go and prepare everything for you to eat the Passover meal. Where do you want us to have the meal?”

Mark 14:2

They said, “But we cannot arrest Jesus during the festival. We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

John 11:47

Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the Jewish council. They said, “What should we do? This man (Jesus) is doing many miracles. {\cf2\super [181]}

John 13:1

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover {\cf2\super [207]} festival. Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world. It was now time for Jesus to go back to the Father. Jesus had always loved those people in the world who were his. Now was the time Jesus showed them his love the most.

Acts 12:4

Herod arrested Peter and put him in jail. A group of 16 soldiers guarded Peter. Herod wanted to wait until after the Passover festival. Then he planned to bring Peter before the people.