mark 14

Read Mark 14 at Bible Gateway.

Mar 14 outline:

Mar 14:1-2, Chief priests and scribes sought to put Him to death, but not during the Feast
Mar 14:3-9, Anointed by the woman with an alabaster jar of costly spikenard
Mar 14:10-11, Judas went to the chief priests to seek to betray Him
Mar 14:12-26, Jesus eats the Passover with His disciples
Mar 14:27-31, Jesus foretells Peter’s denial
Mar 14:32-42, Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
Mar 14:43-52, Jesus betrayed by Judas, and arrested
Mar 14:53-65, The trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin
Mar 14:66-72, Peter denied Jesus three times, and then wept bitterly

Mar 14:1-72 chiastic structure:

1a) Mar 14:1-2, Chief priests and scribes sought to put Him to death, but not during the Feast;

1b) Mar 14:3-9, Anointed by the woman with an alabaster jar of costly spikenard;

1c) Mar 14:10-11, Judas went to the chief priests to seek to betray Him;

central axis) Mar 14:12-26, Jesus eats the Last Supper / Passover with His disciples;

2c) Mar 14:27-31, Jesus foretells the disciples scattered from Him, and Peter’s denial;

1a) Mar 14:27-28, Jesus foretells that His disciples will scatter, but He will meet them in Galilee after the resurrection;
1b) Mar 14:29, Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be;”
central axis) Mar 14:30, Jesus answered: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times;”
2b) Mar 14:31a, But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”
2a) Mar 14:31b, And they all said likewise;

2b) Mar 14:32-42, Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane;

2a) Mar 14:43-72, Jesus betrayed, arrested, tried before the Sanhedrin, condemned to death + Peter’s denial;

1a.1) Mar 14:43-53, Jesus betrayed and led away to the high priest;
1a.2) Mar 14:54, Peter followed at a distance into the courtyard of the high priest
1b) Mar 14:55, The chief priests and the council sought testimony against Him to put Him to death;
1c) Mar 14:56-59, False witnesses bore testimony against Him, but their testimony did not agree;
1d) Mar 14:60, High priest: “Do you answer nothing?” But He answered nothing;
central axis) Mar 14:61, The high priest asked Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”;
2d) Mar 14:62, Jesus answered, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power,”
2c) Mar 14:63-64a, High priest: “What further need do we have of witnesses?”;
2b) Mar 14:64b, They all condemned Him as deserving of death;
2a.1) Mar 14:65, The officers of the high priest mocked and abused Him;
2a.2) Mar 14:66-72, Peter denied Him three times, and wept bitterly.

The B pairs are similar to this same account in Matthew: the anointing of the woman with the costly spikenard prepared His body for what was coming, and the prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane prepared His spirit for what was coming.

The central axis of the trial at the high priest’s house asks and answers the question that the entire Gospels were written to testify of: that Messiah Yeshua is the Messiah, the Son of the Most High God!