Mark 14:27

25 Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”

26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

29 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
KJV
And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
WEB
Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
ASV
And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
DARBY
And Jesus says to them, All ye shall be offended, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.
BLB
And Jesus says to them, “You⁺ will all fall away, for it has been written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
ÅB
Og Jesus sa til dem: Dere skal alle ta anstøt; for det er skrevet: Jeg vil slå hyrden, og sauene skal adspredes.
OTB
"Dere vil alle snuble," sa Jesus til dem, "for det står skrevet:
'Jeg vil slå hyrden,
og sauene vil bli spredt.'
B1930
Og Jesus sa til dem: I skal alle ta anstøt; for det er skrevet: Jeg vil slå hyrden, og fårene skal adspredes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zechariah 13:7

    Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

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  • John 16:32

    “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

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  • Matthew 26:31

    Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

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  • John 16:1

    “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:16

    At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

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  • Luke 22:31–32

    Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.

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