King James Version · Under Rome
Mark 14
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After two days was the feast of , and of : and the and the sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to . But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And being in in the house of the , as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred , and have been given to . And they murmured against her. And said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. And , one of the twelve, went unto the , to betray him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. And the first day of , when they killed , his said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat ? And he sendeth forth two of his , and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat with my ? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And his went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready . And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. indeed goeth, as of him: but woe to that man by whom is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. And as they did eat, took bread, and , and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took , and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of , until that day that I drink it new in of . And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into . And saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for , I will smite the , and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am , I will go before you into . But said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I should with thee, I will not deny thee in any . Likewise also said they all. And they came to a place which was named : and he saith to his , Sit ye here, while I shall . And he taketh with him and and , and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; And saith unto them, is exceeding sorrowful unto : tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, , all things are possible unto thee; take away this from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto , , sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and , lest ye enter into . truly is ready, but is weak. And again he went away, and , and spake the same words. And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, is betrayed into the hands of . Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh , one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with and staves, from the and the and the . And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. And they on him, and took him. And one of them that stood by drew a , and smote a the , and his ear. And answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with and with staves to take me? I was daily with you in teaching, and ye took me not: but must be fulfilled. And they all forsook him, and fled. 51And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his body; and the young men laid hold on him: And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them . And they led away to the : and with him were assembled all the and the and the . And followed him afar off, even into the palace of the : and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the . And the and all sought for against to put him to ; and found none. 56For many false against him, but their agreed not together. And there arose certain, and false against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. 59But neither so did their agree together. And the stood up in the midst, and asked , saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the asked him, and said unto him, Art thou , the Son of the ? And said, I am: and ye shall see sitting on of , and coming in the clouds of . Then the rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further ? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of . And some began to spit on him, and to cover , and to buffet him, and to say unto him, : and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. And as was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the : And when she saw warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with of . But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to , Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began to and to , saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. And the second time the cock crew. And called to the word that said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.