14:50

This verse says that Jesus’ disciples abandoned him and ran away. In Mark 14:27, Jesus himself predicted that this would happen. This event also fulfilled Zechariah 13:7 in the Old Testament. It was another example of how the events that were happening fulfilled Scripture, as Jesus said in 14:49c.

Then: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Then here introduces the next event. Connect this verse with 14:49 in a way that is natural in your language.

everyone deserted Him and fled: As Jesus finished speaking in 14:49, his followers realized that he was going to allow the crowd to arrest him. They feared that they would also be arrested, so they abandoned him and ran away.

everyone: The word everyone refers to Jesus’ disciples. It does not include Judas, who betrayed Jesus, or the crowd who arrested him.

deserted Him: The phrase deserted Him means “abandoned him,” “left him without support.”

fled: The word fled indicates that the disciples “ran away.” Jesus’ disciples fled because they were afraid that the crowd would seize and arrest them, too.

Paragraph 14:51–52

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