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Texts -- Mark 14:1-46 (NET)

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The Plot Against Jesus
14:1 Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread , the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 14:2 For they said , “Not during the feast , so there won’t be a riot among the people .”
Jesus’ Anointing
14:3 Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper , reclining at the table , a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard . After breaking open the jar , she poured it on his head . 14:4 But some who were present indignantly said to one another , “Why this waste of expensive ointment ? 14:5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor !” So they spoke angrily to her . 14:6 But Jesus said , “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me . 14:7 For you will always have the poor with you , and you can do good for them whenever you want . But you will not always have me ! 14:8 She did what she could . She anointed my body beforehand for burial . 14:9 I tell you the truth , wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world , what she has done will also be told in memory of her .”
The Plan to Betray Jesus
14:10 Then Judas Iscariot , one of the twelve , went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands . 14:11 When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money . So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him .
The Passover
14:12 Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread , when the Passover lamb is sacrificed , Jesus ’ disciples said to him , “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover ?” 14:13 He sent two of his disciples and told them , “Go into the city , and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you . Follow him . 14:14 Wherever he enters , tell the owner of the house , ‘The Teacher says , “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples ?”’ 14:15 He will show you a large room upstairs , furnished and ready . Make preparations for us there .” 14:16 So the disciples left , went into the city , and found things just as he had told them , and they prepared the Passover . 14:17 Then , when it was evening , he came to the house with the twelve . 14:18 While they were at the table eating , Jesus said , “I tell you the truth , one of you eating with me will betray me .” 14:19 They were distressed , and one by one said to him , “Surely not I ?” 14:20 He said to them , “It is one of the twelve , one who dips his hand with me into the bowl . 14:21 For the Son of Man will go as it is written about him , but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed ! It would be better for him if he had never been born .”
The Lord’s Supper
14:22 While they were eating , he took bread , and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them , and said , “Take it. This is my body .” 14:23 And after taking the cup and giving thanks , he gave it to them , and they all drank from it . 14:24 He said to them , “This is my blood , the blood of the covenant , that is poured out for many . 14:25 I tell you the truth , I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God .” 14:26 After singing a hymn , they went out to the Mount of Olives .
The Prediction of Peter’s Denial
14:27 Then Jesus said to them , “You will all fall away , for it is written , ‘I will strike the shepherd , and the sheep will be scattered .’ 14:28 But after I am raised , I will go ahead of you into Galilee .” 14:29 Peter said to him , “Even if they all fall away , I will not !” 14:30 Jesus said to him , “I tell you the truth , today – this very night – before a rooster crows twice , you will deny me three times .” 14:31 But Peter insisted emphatically , “Even if I must die with you , I will never deny you .” And all of them said the same thing .
Gethsemane
14:32 Then they went to a place called Gethsemane , and Jesus said to his disciples , “Sit here while I pray .” 14:33 He took Peter , James , and John with him , and became very troubled and distressed . 14:34 He said to them , “My soul is deeply grieved , even to the point of death . Remain here and stay alert .” 14:35 Going a little farther , he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him . 14:36 He said , “Abba , Father , all things are possible for you . Take this cup away from me . Yet not what I will , but what you will.” 14:37 Then he came and found them sleeping , and said to Peter , “Simon , are you sleeping ? Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour ? 14:38 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation . The spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak .” 14:39 He went away again and prayed the same thing . 14:40 When he came again he found them sleeping ; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to tell him . 14:41 He came a third time and said to them , “Are you still sleeping and resting ? Enough of that! The hour has come . Look , the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners . 14:42 Get up , let us go . Look ! My betrayer is approaching !”
Betrayal and Arrest
14:43 Right away , while Jesus was still speaking , Judas , one of the twelve , arrived . With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs , sent by the chief priests and experts in the law and elders . 14:44 (Now the betrayer had given them a sign , saying , “The one I kiss is the man . Arrest him and lead him away under guard .”) 14:45 When Judas arrived , he went up to Jesus immediately and said , “Rabbi !” and kissed him . 14:46 Then they took hold of him and arrested him .

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  • 'Ku Ingin Menyerahkan [KJ.441]
  • Berhimpun Semua [KJ.15] ( We Gather Together / Wilt heden nu treden voor God de Here )
  • Betapa Indah Harinya [KJ.395]
  • Bila Kulihat Bintang Gemerlapan [KJ.64]
  • Bumi dan Langit, Pujilah [KJ.286] ( Praise to the Holiest in the Height )
  • Hai Bangkit Bagi Yesus [KJ.340] ( Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus )
  • Hai Berdandanlah, Jiwaku [KJ.313]
  • Jika Jiwaku Berdoa [KJ.460]
  • Pengikut Kristus, Nyanyilah [KJ.284]
  • Pujilah Sumber Hidupmu [KJ.314]
  • Pujilah Tuhan, Muliakan Dia [KJ.315]
  • Sang Anak domba yang Kudus [KJ.160]
  • Sungguh Indah Kabar Mulia [KJ.383] ( Yesterday, Today, Forever )
  • [Mar 14:12] ’tis Midnight, And On Olive’s Brow
  • [Mar 14:22] Thy Table I Approach
  • [Mar 14:32] Beautiful Garden Of Prayer, The
  • [Mar 14:32] Gethsemane
  • [Mar 14:32] Go To Dark Gethsemane
  • [Mar 14:32] In Gethsemane Alone
  • [Mar 14:32] Into The Woods
  • [Mar 14:36] Low In Thine Agony
  • [Mar 14:37] Not Now, My Child
  • [Mar 14:38] My God! My God! And Can It Be

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General; Peter’s Fall; Prayer Involves…; The Covenants of Scripture:; A Solemn Agreement; Broken Things in the Bible; Matthew 26:14-16

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Mark 10-16
  • And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8 She hath done what she co...
  • And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, His disciples said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we go and prepare that Thou mayest eat the passover? 13. And He sendeth forth two of His disciples, and s...
  • Mark 14:19.THE scene shows that Judas had not as yet drawn any suspicion on himself.Here the Apostles seem to be higher than their ordinary stature; for they do not take to questioning one another, or even to protest, No!' bu...
  • And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and He saith to His disciples. Sit ye here, while I shall pray. 33. And He taketh with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 34. ...
  • Simon, sleepest thou? '--Mark 14:37.IT is a very old Christian tradition that this Gospel is in some sense the Apostle Peter's. There are not many features in the Gospel"itself which can be relied on as confirming this idea. ...
  • And immediately, while He yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44. And he that betrayed Him had given them a...
  • We may bring together Mark 14:46, 48, 49, the first of which tells in simplest, briefest words the sacrilegious violence done to Jesus, while the others record His calm remonstrance. They laid hands on Him.' That was the firs...
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