They all left him, and fled.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they all forsook 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 14:27Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
- John 16:32Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 2 Tim 4:16At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.
- Ps 88:18You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.
- Ps 38:11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
- Ps 88:7–8Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.
- Isa 63:3“I have trodden the wine press alone; and of the peoples, no one was with me: Yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.
- John 18:8Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,”
- Job 19:13–14“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly 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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