Mark 14:20

20 He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.

Mark 14:20 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:20

And he answered and said unto them
In order to relieve their minds, and point out the particular person:

it is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish;
just at that very instant; (See Gill on Matthew 26:23).

Mark 14:20 In-Context

18 And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me."
19 They began to be distressed and to say to him one after another, "Surely, not I?"
20 He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.
21 For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born."
22 While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Gk lacks [bread]
  • [b]. Other ancient authorities read [same bowl]
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