Mark 14:10

The Plan to Betray Jesus

14:10 Then 1  Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands. 2 

Mark 14:18

14:18 While they were at the table 3  eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, 4  one of you eating with me will betray me.” 5 

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

2 tn Grk “betray him to them”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Grk “while they were reclined at the table.”

sn 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

4 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

5 tn Or “will hand me over”; Grk “one of you will betray me, the one who eats with me.”