Mark 14:48

48 “Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?

Mark 14:48 in Other Translations

48 And Jesus answered and said unto them,Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

48 And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?

48 Jesus asked them, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?

48 Jesus said to them, "What is this, coming after me with swords and clubs as if I were a dangerous criminal?

48 But Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as though I were a criminal, to capture Me?

Mark 14:48 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:48

And Jesus answered and said unto them
To the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, that came with the band and officers, as appears from ( Luke 22:52 ) . The Persic version reads, "to the multitude":

are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and with staves,
to take me? (See Gill on Matthew 26:55).

Mark 14:48 In-Context

46 The men seized Jesus and arrested him.

47 Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

48 “Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?

49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

50 Then everyone deserted him and fled.