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Mark 14:51
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Now a certain young man, wearing nothing but a linen cloth, was following him. They caught hold of him,
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him,
A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.
A young man, wearing only a linen cloth, was following Jesus, and the people also grabbed him.
A young man was following Him, wearing [only] a linen sheet over his naked body; and some men seized him.
A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.
And a young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they *seized him.
One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
One of them was a young man who was wearing only a linen cloth. And when the men grabbed him,
There was one young man who did try to follow him; but he was wearing only a nightshirt; and when they tried to seize him,
And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked [body]; and [the young men] seize him;
One of those following Jesus was a young man wearing only a linen cloth. When the people tried to grab him,
And there followed him a certaine yong man, clothed in linnen vpon his bare bodie, and the yong men caught him.
And a young man was following him, naked, with a loin cloth around him; and they seized him.
A certain young man, dressed only in a linen cloth, was following Jesus. They tried to arrest him,
And a certain young man was following him, clothed only in a linen cloth on his naked body. And they attempted to seize him,
And one, a certain young man, was following Him, having thrown a linen cloth about his naked body . And the young men seized him.
And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him;
And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;
A certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth thrown around him, over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,
A certain young man was following Jesus.him">[fn] He was wearing nothing but a linen sheet. They grabbed him,
But a certain youth followed him, and he was covered (with) a linen cloth, naked; and they laid hold on him:
And a young man followed after him, who was clad with a linen cloth on [fn] naked [fn] : and they laid hold of him.
And there folowed hym, a certayne young man, clothed in lynnen vpon the bare: and the young men caught hym.
And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him;
A certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth thrown around him, over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,
and the young men laid hold on him.
One youth indeed did follow Him, wearing only a linen cloth round his bare body. Of him they laid hold,
But a yong man, clothid with lynnun cloth on the bare, suede hym; and thei helden hym.
And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over [his] naked [body]: and they lay hold on him;
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about [his] naked [body]; and the young men laid hold on him.
A young man was following him, wearing only a linen cloth. They tried to arrest him,
Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him,
One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him,
A young man was following Him with only a piece of cloth around his body. They put their hands on the young man.
A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They caught hold of him,
And, a certain young man, was following with him, having cast about himself a fine Indian cloth, over his naked body, - and they are securing him;
And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body. And they laid hold on him.
And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him,
And ther folowed him a certeyne yonge man cloothed in lynnen apon ye bare and the yongemen caught him
and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about [his] naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,
And there folowed him a yonge ma, which was clothed in lynnen vpon the bare skynne, and the yonge me toke holde of him.
But a certain youth, that was stript to his inmost vest, followed him, and was seized by the soldiers.
A young man was following along. All he had on was a bedsheet. Some of the men grabbed him but he got away, running off naked, leaving them holding the sheet.
One of the cowboys with Jesus was only dressed in overalls. When the mob tried to take him too,
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Reciprocal: Genesis 39:12 - and he left Judges 14:12 - sheets
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And there followed him a certain young man,.... Some think this was John, the beloved disciple, and the youngest of the disciples; others, that it was James, the brother of our Lord; but he does not seem to be any of the disciples of Christ, since he is manifestly distinguished from them, who all forsook him and fled: some have thought, that he was a young man of the house, where Christ and his disciples ate their passover; who had followed him to the garden, and still followed him, to see what would be the issue of things: but it seems most likely, that he was one that lived in an house in Gethsemane, or in or near the garden; who being awaked out of sleep with the noise of a band of soldiers, and others with them, leaped out of bed, and ran out in his shirt, and followed after them, to know what was the matter:
having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; which was either his shirt in which he lay, or one of the sheets, which he took and wrapped himself in, not staying to put on his clothes: though the word "Sindon", is used both by the Targumists d and Talmudists e for a linen garment; and sometimes even for the outer garment, to which the fringes were fastened f; and he might take up this in haste, and slip it on, without putting on any inner garment: the word "body", is not in the text, and the phrase επι γυμνου, may be rendered, "upon his nakedness"; and answers to ערות, in Genesis 9:23 and Leviticus 20:11, and the meaning be, he had only a piece of linen wrapped about his middle, to cover his nakedness; and in this garb ran out, to see what was doing:
and the young men laid hold on him. The Roman soldiers, who were commonly so called: so David's soldiers are called "young men", that were with him, 1 Samuel 21:4; these attempted to lay hold on this young man, taking him to be a disciple of Christ, or one at least affected to him, and did take hold of his linen cloth. The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, leave out the words, "the young men". The design of Mark in relating this incident, is to show the rage and fury of these men; who were for sparing none that appeared to be or were thought to be the followers of Christ; so that the preservation of the disciples was entirely owing to the wonderful power of Christ.
d Targum in Psal civ. 2. & Lam ii. 20. e T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 41. 1. f Ib. fol 40. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 26:47-57.
Mark 14:45
Master, Master - As if expressing great joy that he had found him again.
Mark 14:51
A certain young man - Who this was we have no means of determining, but it seems not improbable that he may have been the owner of the garden, and that he may have had an understanding with Jesus that he should visit it for retirement when he withdrew from the city. That he was not one of the apostles is clear. It is probable that be was roused from sleep by the noise made by the rabble, and came to render any aid in his power in quelling the disturbance. It is not known why this circumstance is recorded by Mark. It is omitted by all the other evangelists. It may have been recorded to show that the conspirators had instructions to take the “apostles” as well as Jesus, and supposing him to be one of them, they laid hold of him to take him before the high priest; or it “may” have been recorded in order to place his conduct in strong and honorable contrast with the timidity and fear of the disciples, who had all fled. Compare the notes at Matthew 26:56.
A linen cloth cast about his naked body - He was roused from sleep, and probably threw around him, in his haste, what was most convenient. It was common to sleep in linen bed-clothes, and he seized a part of the clothes and hastily threw it round him.
The young men - The Roman soldiers. They were called “young men” because they were made up chiefly of youth. This was a Jewish mode of speaking. See Genesis 14:24; 2 Samuel 2:14; Isaiah 13:18.
Laid hold on him - Supposing him to be one of the apostles.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 51. A certain young man — Probably raised from his sleep by the noise which the rabble made who came to apprehend Jesus, having wrapped the sheet or some of the bed-clothing about him, became thereby the more conspicuous: on his appearing, he was seized; but as they had no way of holding him, but only by the cloth which was wrapped round him, he disengaged himself from that, and so escaped out of their hands. This circumstance is not related by any other of the evangelists.
