Mark 14:27

27 And 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 .

Mark 14:27 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:27

And Jesus saith unto them
As they were going to the Mount of Olives. The Persic version reads, in this place; meaning the Mount of Olives, having got thither: all ye shall be offended because of me this night;
(See Gill on Matthew 26:31); for it is written
in ( Zechariah 13:7 ) , I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered:
Christ is meant by the shepherd, and the apostles by the sheep. The Syriac version reads, "his sheep".

Mark 14:27 In-Context

25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

26 And when they had sung an hymn , they went out into the mount of Olives.

27 And 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 .

28 But after that I am risen , I will go before you into Galilee.

29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended , yet will not I.

Footnotes

• [a]. offended: or, scandalized, or, shall stumble