Mark 14:27

The Passion Translation

Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away and desert me. This will fulfill the prophecy of the Scripture that says: I will strike down the shepherd and all the sheep will scatter.

Cross References

Matthew 11:6

And tell John that the blessing of heaven comes to those who are not offended over me.”

Matthew 26:31

Along the way Jesus said to them, “Before the night is over, you will all desert me. This will fulfill the prophecy of the Scripture that says: I will strike down the shepherd and all the sheep will scatter far and wide!

John 16:1

“I have told you this so that you would not surrender to confusion or doubt.

John 16:32

And the time has come when you will all be scattered, and each one of you will go your own way, leaving me alone! Yet I am never alone, for the Father is always with me.

2 Timothy 4:16

At first there was no one I could count on to faithfully stand with me—they all ran off and abandoned me—but don’t hold this against them.