Mark 14:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It was now only two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. 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

John 13:1

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover festival. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus had always loved the people in the world who were his. Now was the time he showed them his love the most.

John 11:47

Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the high council. They said, “What should we do? This man is doing many miraculous signs.

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.

Matthew 6:2

“When you give to those who are poor, don’t announce that you are giving. Don’t be like the hypocrites. When they are in the synagogues and on the streets, they blow trumpets before they give so that people will see them. They want everyone to praise them. The truth is, that’s all the reward they will get.

Psalm 62:9

People cannot really help. You cannot depend on them. Compared to God, they are nothing— no more than a gentle puff of air!

Psalm 62:4

You want only to destroy me, to bring me down from my important position. It makes you happy to tell lies about me. In public, you say nice things, but in private, you curse me. Selah

Psalm 52:3

You love evil more than goodness. You love lies more than truth. Selah

Genesis 37:18

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

Exodus 12:1

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

Mark 14:2

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

Mark 14:12

It was now the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread—the day the lambs were killed for the Passover. Jesus’ followers came to him and said, “We will go and prepare everything for you to eat the Passover meal. Where do you want us to have the meal?”

Acts 12:4

He arrested Peter and put him in jail, where he was guarded by a group of 16 soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter before the people, but he wanted to wait until after the Passover festival.

Leviticus 2:6

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