Mark 14:19
What does Mark 14:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Mark 14:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Mark 14:19 means
The disciples become sorrowful and each asks, “Is it I?” Their grief shows attachment to Jesus, and their self-questioning shows humility and uncertainty about their own hearts. No one points at another; each examines himself. This moment exposes human frailty even among the faithful. It also shows Jesus’ words have weight—they pierce through complacency. The question, repeated one by one, prepares them to receive both warning and grace. The sorrow at the table anticipates the greater sorrow that will soon overwhelm them in Gethsemane and at the cross, yet it is the beginning of honest self-knowledge.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They were sad, and said to him one by one, Is it I?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him, one by one, `Is it I?' and another, `Is it I?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But they began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one by one: Is it I?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? [and another, Is it I?]
Context
After Jesus’ startling announcement, the disciples respond with sorrow and personal inquiry. This paves the way for Jesus to identify the betrayer more specifically and to speak of the divine plan and the betrayer’s woe. The flow moves from general to particular, from communal grief to the clear statement that one who dips with Him is the betrayer. Following this revelation, Jesus will frame His coming death as fulfillment of Scripture and then transform the meal’s elements to signify His body and blood, thus anchoring their hope beyond the immediate scandal.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 26:22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord?
- Luke 22:21
But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
- John 13:22
The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
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