Mark 14:48

48 Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?

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 Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.

47 And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

48 Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?

49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”

50 Then everyone deserted Him and fled.