Mark 14:15

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.”

King James Version (1611)
And he will shew you a large vpper roome furnished, and prepared: there make ready for vs.

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

English Standard Version
And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us."

New American Standard Bible
"And he himself will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."

New Century Version
The owner will show you a large room upstairs that is furnished and ready. Prepare the food for us there."

Amplified Bible
"He will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare [the supper] for us there."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."

Legacy Standard Bible
And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."

Berean Standard Bible
And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there."

Contemporary English Version
The owner will take you upstairs and show you a large room furnished and ready for you to use. Prepare the meal there."

Complete Jewish Bible
He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations there."

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

Easy-to-Read Version
The owner will show you a large room upstairs that is ready for us. Prepare the meal for us there."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he wil shewe you an vpper chamber which is large, trimmed and prepared: there make it readie for vs.

George Lamsa Translation
And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.

Good News Translation
Then he will show you a large upstairs room, fixed up and furnished, where you will get everything ready for us."

Lexham English Bible
And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready, and prepare for us there."

Literal Translation
And he will show you a large upper room, having been spread and made ready. Prepare for us there.

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

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

Hebrew Names Version
He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make ready for us there."

International Standard Version
Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

Etheridge Translation
And, behold, he showeth you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

Murdock Translation
And lo, he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he wyll shewe you a large vpper chaumber, paued and prepared: there make redy for vs.

English Revised Version
And he will himself shew you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us.

World English Bible
He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make ready for us there."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he will shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready for us.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then he will himself show you a large room upstairs, ready furnished: there make preparation for us."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he schal schewe to you a grete soupyng place arayed, and there make ye redi to vs.

Update Bible Version
And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished [and] ready: and there make ready for us.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he will show you a large upper room furnished [and] prepared: there make ready for us.

New English Translation
He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there."

New King James Version
Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us."

New Living Translation
He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal."

New Life Bible
He will take you to a large room on the second floor with everything in it. Make it ready for us."

New Revised Standard
He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he, unto you, will shew, a large upper-room, spread ready, and, there, make ye ready for us.

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

Revised Standard Version
And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he will shewe you a greate parlour paved and prepared: there make ready for vs.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he shal shewe you a greate parlour, which is paued & prepared, there make readye for vs.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and he will shew you a large upper room ready furnished: there make preparation for us.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He will immediately take you upstairs to a large furnished room. Get everything started and the rest of us will be along shortly."

Contextual Overview

¹² On the first of the Days of Unleavened Bread, the day they prepare the Passover sacrifice, his disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparations so you can eat the Passover meal?" ¹³He directed two of his disciples, "Go into the city. A man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him. Ask the owner of whichever house he enters, ‘The Teacher wants to know, Where is my guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?' He will show you a spacious second-story room, swept and ready. Prepare for us there." ¹⁶ The disciples left, came to the city, found everything just as he had told them, and prepared the Passover meal. ¹⁷After sunset he came with the Twelve. As they were at the supper table eating, Jesus said, "I have something hard but important to say to you: One of you is going to hand me over to the conspirators, one who at this moment is eating with me." ¹⁹ Stunned, they started asking, one after another, "It isn't me, is it?" ²⁰He said, "It's one of the Twelve, one who eats with me out of the same bowl. In one sense, it turns out that the Son of Man is entering into a way of treachery well-marked by the Scriptures—no surprises here. In another sense, the man who turns him in, turns traitor to the Son of Man—better never to have been born than do this!" ²² In the course of their meal, having taken and blessed the bread, he broke it and gave it to them. Then he said, Take, this is my body. ²³Taking the chalice, he gave it to them, thanking God, and they all drank from it. He said, This is my blood, God's new covenant, Poured out for many people. ²⁵ "I'll not be drinking wine again until the new day when I drink it in the kingdom of God." ²⁶ They sang a hymn and then went directly to Mount Olives.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he will: 2 Chronicles 6:30, Psalms 110:3, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 21:1, Proverbs 21:2, John 2:24, John 2:25, John 21:17, 2 Timothy 2:19, Hebrews 4:13

upper: Acts 1:13, Acts 20:8

Reciprocal: Mark 11:3 - and straightway Acts 9:37 - in an

Cross-References

Genesis 14:3
This second group of kings, the attacked, came together at the Valley of Siddim, that is, the Salt Sea. They had been under the thumb of Kedorlaomer for twelve years. In the thirteenth year, they revolted.

1 Kings 15:18
Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of The Temple of God and the royal palace, gave it to his servants, and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, with this message: "Let's make a treaty like the one between our fathers. I'm showing my good faith with this gift of silver and gold. Break your deal with Baasha king of Israel so he'll quit fighting against me."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he will show you a large upper room,.... A room in the highest part of the house, large enough for such a company, for thirteen persons, which was the number of Christ and his disciples:

furnished and prepared; with a table, and a sufficient number of couches to sit, or lie upon, and with all proper vessels necessary on such an occasion:

there make ready for us; the passover.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 26:17-19.

Mark 14:12

They killed the passover - The “paschal lamb,” which was slain in keeping the Passover.

Go and prepare - Go and provide a lamb, have it roasted, and properly prepared with the usual things to eat with it.

Mark 14:13

The city - The city of Jerusalem. They were now in Bethany, about 2 miles from the city.

A man bearing a pitcher of water - This could have been known only by the infinite knowledge of Christ. Such a thing could not have been conjectured, nor was there any concert between him and the man that “at that time” he should be in a particular place to meet them, for the disciples themselves proposed the inquiry. If Jesus knew a circumstance like that, then he in the same way must have known all things; then he sees “all” the actions of men - hears every word, and marks every thought; then the righteous are under his care, and the wicked, much as they may wish to be unseen, cannot escape the notice of his eye.

Mark 14:14

The goodman of the house - This signifies simply the “master” of the house. The original word expresses nothing respecting his character, whether it was good or bad.

The guest-chamber - A chamber for guests or friends - an unoccupied room.

Mark 14:15

A large upper room - The word used here denotes the upper room devoted to purposes of prayer, repose, and often of eating. See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8.

Furnished and prepared - Literally, “spread” and “ready.” Spread with a carpet, or with “couches” such as were used in eating. See the notes at Matthew 23:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 14:15. Furnished — Spread with carpets - εστρωμενον - so this word is often used. See WAKEFIELD. But it may also signify the couches on which the guests reclined when eating. It does not appear that the Jews ate the passover now, as their fathers did formerly, standing, with their shoes on, and their staves in their hands.