King James Version
Mark 14:51 in the King James Version says “And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold ...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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:”
Mark 14:51 · KJV
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
And they all forsook him, and fled.
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:
And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“there followed”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“cast”
G4016to throw all around, i.e., invest (with a palisade or with clothing)
“having a linen cloth”
G4616byssos, i.e., bleached linen (the cloth or a garment of it)
“about”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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