Text -- Mark 14:48 (NET)

14:48 Jesus said to them, “Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mar 14:48

¹ tn Or “a revolutionary.” This term can refer to one who stirs up rebellion: BDAG 594 s.v. λῃστής 2 has “revolutionary, insurrectionist,” citing evidence from Josephus (J. W. 2.13.2-3 [2.253-254]). However, this usage generally postdates Jesus’ time. It does refer to a figure of violence. Luke uses the same term for the highwaymen who attack the traveler in the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30).