And they all forsook him, and fled.
Parallel translations
- WEB They all left him, and fled.
- BSB Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
- NKJV Then they all forsook Him and fled.
- NASB And His disciples all left Him and fled.
- NLT Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away.
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Quick answer
All the disciples desert Jesus and flee. His earlier prediction of their scattering is fulfilled.
Overview
As Jesus foretold by citing Zechariah, the sheep scatter when the shepherd is struck. The disciples' flight exposes the weakness of even devoted followers under pressure. Their abandonment magnifies that Jesus walks the path of suffering alone, the one faithful sufferer for the unfaithful.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Mark 14:27And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
- John 16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 2 Tim 4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
- Ps 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
- Ps 38:11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
- Ps 88:7–8Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
- Isa 63:3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
- John 18:8Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
- Job 19:13–14He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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