King James Version
What Does Mark 14:16 Mean?
“And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.”
Context
14
And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15
And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16
And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
17
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
18
And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**8. These are the beginnings of sorrows--**"of travail-pangs," to which heavy calamities are compared. (See Jr 4:31, &c.). The annals of Tacitus tell us how the Roman world was convulsed, before the destruction of Jerusalem, by rival claimants of the imperial purple.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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