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Mark 14:65

What does Mark 14:65 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 14:65 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 14:65 means

Some begin to spit on Jesus, blindfold Him, strike Him, and mock, saying, “Prophesy,” and the officers receive Him with blows. Humiliation and violence rain down on the Holy One. Blindfolding and demanding prophecy deride His role as prophet and Messiah. Spitting expresses contempt. The officers’ blows show official cruelty. Yet Jesus endures without retaliation, fulfilling the Scriptures about the suffering Servant. The mocking command “Prophesy” is ironically answered by the very events He has already foretold: betrayal, abuse, and denial are unfolding exactly as He said.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, `Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms their hands.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

Context

With the verdict reached, the council’s restraint dissolves into abuse. This grim interlude displays the depths of human contempt toward the Son of Man. It also sets a stark backdrop for the courtyard scene below, where Peter faces his own test. The narrative now turns to Peter’s denials, interweaving inner and outer rejections of Jesus. The officers’ blows on Jesus contrast with the verbal blows Peter will deliver by disowning Him, leading to the final cockcrow and Peter’s weeping.

v.64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.

v.65This passage

v.66And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest;

Cross references

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

  • Isaiah 50:6

    I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  • Isaiah 53:3

    He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.

  • Numbers 12:14

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.

  • Mark 10:34

    and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.

  • Job 30:10

    They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.

  • Luke 22:63

    And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat him.

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