The Meaning of Mark 14:48 Explained

Mark 14:48

KJV: And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

YLT: And Jesus answering said to them, 'As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!

Darby: And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks to take me?

ASV: And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  Jesus  answered  and said  unto them,  Are ye come out,  as  against  a thief,  with  swords  and  [with] staves  to take  me? 

What does Mark 14:48 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 14:32-52 - Alone In The Hour Of Trial
When the soul is overwhelmed, it seeks to be alone, and yet not too far from human sympathy and help. The three most trusted might enter the enclosure, but even they could not share the depth of the Master's anguish, which was so great as to threaten His very life. He cried to Him who could save Him from dying before His trial and sentence, and was saved from what He feared. Our Lord did not shrink from physical suffering, but from the horror of becoming sin-bearer for the race, and putting away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. His disciples failed Him, but as He submitted to the Father's will His spirit rose triumphant. Sleep on now-the past is irrevocable. The disciples fled as fast as their feet would carry them. If only they had prayed, they would have been steadfast and unmovable. There are good reasons for supposing that the young man mentioned here was Mark himself. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 14

1  A conspiracy against Jesus
3  Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman
10  Judas sells his Master for money
12  Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;
22  after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;
26  declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial
43  Judas betrays him with a kiss
46  Jesus is apprehended in the garden;
53  falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;
65  shamefully abused by them;
66  and thrice denied by Peter

Greek Commentary for Mark 14:48

Against a robber [επι ληιστην]
Highway robbers like Barabbas were common and were often regarded as heroes. Jesus will be crucified between two robbers in the very place that Barabbas would have occupied. [source]
A thief []
Rev., better, robber. See on Matthew 26:55, and sa40" translation="">Mark 11:17.sa40 [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Mark 14:48

John 18:12 The chief captain [ο χιλιαρχος]
They actually had the Roman commander of the cohort along (cf. Acts 21:31), not mentioned before. Seized Second aorist active of συλλαμβανω — sullambanō old verb to grasp together, to arrest (technical word) in the Synoptics in this context (Mark 14:48; Matthew 26:55), here alone in John. Bound First aorist active indicative of δεω — deō to bind. As a matter of course, with the hands behind his back, but with no warrant in law and with no charge against him. To Annas first Ex-high priest and father-in-law Genitive of time. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 14:48 mean?

And answering - Jesus said to them As against a robber are you come out with swords clubs to capture Me
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν ξύλων συλλαβεῖν με

ἀποκριθεὶς  answering 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀποκρίνομαι  
Sense: to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer.
  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰησοῦς  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
εἶπεν  said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
αὐτοῖς  to  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἐπὶ  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐπί  
Sense: upon, on, at, by, before.
λῃστὴν  a  robber 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀρχιλῃστής 
Sense: a robber, plunderer, freebooter, brigand.
ἐξήλθατε  are  you  come  out 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: ἐξέρχομαι 
Sense: to go or come forth of.
μαχαιρῶν  swords 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Plural
Root: μάχαιρα  
Sense: a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh.
ξύλων  clubs 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Plural
Root: ξύλον  
Sense: wood.
συλλαβεῖν  to  capture 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Active
Root: συλλαμβάνω  
Sense: to seize, take: one as prisoner.
με  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.

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