Mark 14:51 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 14:51

49 I was daily with you in the temple ^ateaching, and you did not seize Me. But ^bthe Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

50 ^aThen they all forsook Him and fled.

A Young Man Flees Naked

51 Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him,

52 and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin

53 ^aAnd they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were ^bassembled all the ^cchief priests, the elders, and the scribes.

54 But ^aPeter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.

New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Verse Comparison: Mark 14:51

American Standard Version
And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over `his' naked `body': and they lay hold on him;

Amplified® Bible
And a young man was following Him, with nothing but a linen cloth (sheet) thrown about [his] naked [body]; and they laid hold of him,

Contemporary English Version
One of them was a young man who was wearing only a linen cloth. And when the men grabbed him,

Darby English Version
And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked [body]; and [the young men] seize him;

Good News Bible
A certain young man, dressed only in a linen cloth, was following Jesus. They tried to arrest him,

International Standard Version
A certain young man was following Jesus. He was wearing nothing but a linen sheet. They grabbed him,

King James Version
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:

New American Standard Bible
A young man was following Him, wearing {nothing but} a linen sheet over {his} naked {body;} and they *seized him.

New International Version
A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,

New King James Version
Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A young man followed Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.

Young's Literal Translation
and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about `his' naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,

New English Translation
A young man was following him, wearing only a linen cloth. They tried to arrest him,

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