Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
(From: MARK #23 - 14:32-52)
D. 14:32-52 GETHSEMANE AND BETRAYAL
1. 14:32-42 AGONY IN THE GARDEN
a. 14:32 JESUS GOES BEYOND DISCIPLES TO PRAY
Kai ERchon-tai eis choRIon hou to Ono-ma Geth-se-maNEI:
And they come unto an enclosure by the name of Gethsemane:
kai LEgei tois ma-theTAIS auTOU, KaTHIsa-te HOde, HEos proSEUxo-mai.
and he says to his :disciples, Sit here, while I pray.
b. 14:33 THREE BROUGHT WITH HIM
kai pa-ra-lamBAnei ton PEtron kai ton IAko-bon kai IoAnen met' auTOU,
And he takes with him :Peter and :James and :John,
kai ERxa-to ek-thamBEISthai [1568], kai a-de-moNEIN [85].
and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
c. 14:34 And he says to them, My :soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide here, and watch.
kai LEgei auTOIS, PeRIluPOS es-tin hepsuCHE mou HEos thaNAtou: MEIna-te HOde, kai gre-goREIte.
d. 14:35 HIS IMPOSSIBLE PRAYER
kai pro-elTHON miKRON, Epip-ten ePI tes ges, kai proSEUche-to
And he went forward a little, andfell on the ground, and prayed
HIna, ei du-naTON es-tin, paRELthe ap' auTOU heHOra.
that, if it was possible, the hour might pass away from him.
e. 14:36 HIS SUBMISSION TO HIS FATHER'S WILL
kai Ele-gen, AbBA, ho paTER, panTA du-naTA soi;
And he said, Abba, :Father, all things arepossible to you;
paREneg-ke [3911] to poTEri-on [4221]TOUto ap' eMOU: all' ou ti eGOTHElo, alLA ti su.
remove this :cup from me: but not what I will, but what you will.
f. 14:37 HIS DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE THREE
kai ERche-tai, kai heuRIskei auTOUS kaTHEUdon-tas [2518], kai LEgei to PEtro,
And he comes, and finds them sleeping, and says to :Peter,
SImon, kaTHEUdeis? ouk ISchu-sas [2480]MIan HOran gre-goREsai?
Simon, do you sleep? could you not watch one hour?
g. 14:38 AND - FOR THEIR OWNSAKE
gre-goREIte kai proSEUches-the [4336], HIna me ELthe-te eis pei-rasMON [3986]:
Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation:
to men PNEUma PROthu-mon [4289], he de sarx as-theNES [772].
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
h. 14:39 And again he went away, andprayed, saying the same words.
kai PAlin a-pelTHON, proSEUxa-to, ton auTON LOgon eiPON.
i. 14:40 AGAIN THE THREE FAIL HIM
kai PAlin elTHON, HEUren auTOUS kaTHEUdon-tas, Esan gar auTON hoi
And again he came, andfound them sleeping, for their :eyes
oph-thal-moi ka-ta-ba-ruNOme-noi [916]; kai ouk Edei-san ti a-po-kriTHOsin auTO.
were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.
j. 14:41 NO MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRAYER-HELP
kai ERche-tai to TRIton, kai LEgei auTOIS,
And he comes the third time, and says to them,
kaTHEUde-te to loiPON, kai a-naPAUes-the [373]: aPEchei; ELthen he HOra;
Sleep on now, and take yourrest: enough; the hour is come;
iDOU, pa-raDIdo-tai [3860] ho huiOS tou anTHROpou eis tas CHEIras ton ha-mar-toLON.
lo, the Son of :man is delivered up into the hands of :sinners.
k. 14:42 Arise, let us be going: lo, he that delivers me up is at hand.
eGEIres-the, Ago-men: iDOU, ho pa-ra-diDOUS me EGgi-ken.
2. 14:43-52 BETRAYAL AND ARREST
a. 14:43 JUDAS LEADS ARRESTERS TO JESUS
Kai euTHUS, Eti auTOU laLOUNtoi, pa-raGIne-tai ho IOUdas,
And straightway, while he yet spoke, comes :Judas,
heis ton DOde-ka, kai met' auTOU OCHlos meTA ma-chaiRON [3162] kai XUlon [3586]
one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and staves
paRA ton ar-chi-eREon kai ton gram-maTEon kai ton pres-buTEron.
from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
b. 14:44 THE SIGN OF JUDAS ARRANGED
deDOkei de ho pa-ra-diDOUS auTON SUSse-mon [4953] auTOIS, LEgon,
Now who delivered him up had given them a token, saying,
Hon an phiLEso [5368], auTOS es-tin; kraTEsa-te auTON, kai aPAge-te as-phaLOS [806].
Whomever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead himaway safely.
c. 14:45 And when he was come, straightway he came to him, andsays, Rabbi, and kissed him much.
kai elTHON, euTHUS pro-selTHON auTO, LEgei, 'RabBEI, kai ka-tePHIle-sen [2705]auTON.
d. 14:46 And they laid :hands on him, and took him.
hoi de ePEba-lan tas CHEIras auTO, kai eKRAte-san auTON.
e. 14:47 PETER LOPS OFF EAR OF HIGH PRIEST'S SERVANT
heis DE tis ton pa-re-steKOton spaSAme-nos [4685] ten MAchai-ran,
But a certain one of the bystanders drew his:sword,
Epai-sen ton [3817] DOUlon tou ar-chi-eREos, kai aPHEIlen [851] auTOU to oTAri-on [5621].
andstruck the bondman of the high priest, and cut off his :ear.
f. 14:48 JESUS REMONSTRATES WITH HIS ARRESTERS
kai a-po-kriTHEIS ho IeSOUS EIpen auTOIS, Hos ePI leSTEN [3027]
And :Jesus answered andsaid to them, Are you come out,
eXELtha-te, meTA ma-chaiRON kai XUlon sul-laBEIN me?
as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?
g. 14:49 HE POINTS OUT THEIR PASSED OPPORTUNITIES
kath' heMEran Emen pros huMAS en to hi-eRO diDAskon, kai ouk e-kraTEsaTE [2902] me:
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not take me:
all' HIna ple-roTHOsin hai graPHAI.
but this isthat the scriptures might be fulfilled.
h. 14:50 And all left him, andfled. kai aPHENtes auTON Ephu-gon PANtes.
i. 14:51-52 MARK FOLLOWS - SCANTILY CLAD
kai ne-aNIskos [3495] tis su-ne-koLOUthei [190] auTO,
And a certain young man followed with him,
pe-ri-be-bleMEnos [4016] sinDOna [4616], ePI gumNOU [1131]:
having a linen cloth cast about him, over hisnaked body:
kai kraTOUsin auTON; ho de ka-ta-liPON ten sinDOna, gumNOS Ephu-gen [5343].
and they lay hold on him; 52 but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.
NOTE: 14:32-42 - Have you ever thought that even today as our great Heavenly High Priest after the order of Melchizedek - Jesus may be seeking our prayer-help just as He did in the Garden of Gethsemane? This came to me forcibly as I prepared this mailing. I have decided to spend more time in prayer fellowship with Him as He has taken on the burden of praying for all of the needs of the human race. The Holy Spirit in us can show us how to do this. Angels help in this also But surely there is a part we can play also in sharing in this burden. Our Utmost- for “His Highest”!
When we see His disappointment when three times his three close disciples let Him down - that should speak to us for today. Then too, as He pointed out to Peter - Peter himself needed to be in prayer with Jesus for the strengthening it would bring to him! Would Peter have denied Jesus three times if he had not slept through three prayer times? His human spirit failed to be strengthened to overcome the weakness of the flesh.
14:42-52 - The other Gospels bring out different aspects of this time. We need all four to receive a full and complete picture of what our Savior went through - and even then - no one will ever be able to appreciate and understand in fullness the awfulness for our Savior to become sinfor us - to take our placeso that we can inherit His divine heritage in the Holy Spirit! He knows we will never fully understand. But He did it anyway - out of both divine and human love. God help us to somehow appreciate more - and offer Him our personal, passionate devotion - as the least possible way of saying our Thank-you! God sent angels to strengthen Him in Gethsemane - because no human beings were able to understand or help.
14:44-45 - And Judas! Imagine arranging to betray the Son of :man and the Son of God with a kiss! In one of the other Gospels Jesus says to him - Friend - Do you betray the Son of :Man with a kiss? What perfidy! What baseness of human character. God help him. God have mercy on his soul. Better had it been for Judas not to be born! J.A.W.