Mark 14:26

26 After singing psalms,^[a] they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Mark 14:26 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:26

And when they had sung an hymn
The Hallell, used at the passover: they went out into the Mount of Olives;
Christ, and eleven of his disciples; for Judas now separated from them, and went to the chief priests to acquaint them how things were, where Jesus was going, and where they might apprehend him; (See Gill on Matthew 26:30).

Mark 14:26 In-Context

24 He said to them, "This is My blood [that establishes] the covenant; it is shed for many.

25 I assure you: I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it in a new way in the kingdom of God."

26 After singing psalms, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

27 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will run away, because it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.

28 But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee."

Footnotes

• [a]. Pss 113-118 were sung during and after the Passover meal.