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Mark 14:15

What does Mark 14:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 14:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 14:15 means

The master will show them a large, furnished upper room, already prepared. Jesus provides abundantly and precisely: a spacious place fit for the significant teaching and fellowship to come. The readiness of the room signals God’s timing and Jesus’ foresight. Nothing is improvised in panic; everything unfolds with quiet intention. The disciples’ role is to complete the preparations. This verse emphasizes that the Lord makes a way for His people to meet with Him, even under threat. He ensures that the Passover will be observed and transformed into a sign of the new covenant in His blood.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he will take you up himself to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready for us.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he will shew you a large upper room, furnished, prepared--there make ready for us.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he will shew you a large dining room furnished. And there prepare ye for us.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and he will shew you a large upper room furnished ready. There make ready for us.

Context

Jesus concludes His instructions with a promise of a prepared space. The next verse will show the disciples finding everything just as He said, validating His word. The stage is thus set for the evening meal, where Jesus will expose the presence of a betrayer and then give bread and cup their redemptive meaning. The upper room becomes the backdrop for some of the most consequential words and actions in the Gospel. From there, the narrative will move to the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane, from intimate fellowship to agonized prayer.

v.14and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

v.15This passage

v.16And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

  • John 2:24

    But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

  • Psalms 110:3

    Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  • 2 Timothy 2:19

    Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.

  • Acts 20:8

    And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.

  • John 21:17

    He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

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