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chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then everyone deserted him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they all left him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then everyone deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And all having left Him, fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they all forsook him, and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they all forsook Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And His disciples all left Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And they all left Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they all left Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they all left Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then all of His disciples abandoned Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they all deserted him and ran away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they all deserted Him and ran away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they all left him, and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All of Jesus' disciples ran off and left him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they all left him, and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then all the disciples abandoned him and ran away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then all the disciples left him and ran away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then all the disciples deserted Jesus and ran away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then everyone deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then all the disciples left him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They all left him, and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they all forsook him, and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then His friends all forsook Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They all left him, and fled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having left Him they all fled;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And all having left Him, fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having left him they all fled;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having left him, they all fled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples leaving him, all fled away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then his disciples, leaving him behind, all fled away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And they all left him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them deserted him and fled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then his disciples left him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Then his disciples forsook him and they fled.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they all forsook him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And all leaving Him, fled away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then they all deserting him, fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then all his disciples abandon'd him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then His friends all forsook Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, having left Him, they all fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And <i>the disciples</i> all forsook Him and fled: but there followed Him a certain youth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/14-50.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5028" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm">The Betrayal of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">49</span>Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.” <span class="reftext">50</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everyone</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphentes (V-APA-NMP) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">deserted</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/5343.htm" title="5343: ephygon (V-AIA-3P) -- To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.">and fled.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">51</span>One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></span><br />But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a></span><br />“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a></span><br />Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-8.htm">John 18:8-9</a></span><br />“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.” / This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-15.htm">John 18:15-18</a></span><br />Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. / But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. / At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-25.htm">John 18:25-27</a></span><br />Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” / One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?” / Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Luke 22:54-62</a></span><br />Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance. / When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. / A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">Matthew 26:69-75</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. / But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.” / When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-36.htm">John 13:36-38</a></span><br />“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.” / “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.” / “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a></span><br />You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a></span><br />Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Psalm 38:11</a></span><br />My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they all forsook him, and fled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/14-27.htm">Mark 14:27</a></b></br> And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-13.htm">Job 19:13,14</a></b></br> He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Psalm 38:11</a></b></br> My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/8-4.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/mark/14-2.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/mark/5-14.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/mark/10-28.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/mark/5-19.htm">Friends</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/9-10.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/mark/15-43.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/mark/14-52.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/luke/5-11.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/luke/4-41.htm">Friends</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">A conspiracy against Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Judas sells his Master for money.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-22.htm">after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-26.htm">declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Judas betrays him with a kiss.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-46.htm">Jesus is apprehended in the garden;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-53.htm">falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-65.htm">shamefully abused by them;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/14-66.htm">and thrice denied by Peter.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then everyone</b><br>This phrase refers to the disciples of Jesus, who had been with Him throughout His ministry. Despite their earlier declarations of loyalty, they all abandoned Him at this critical moment. This fulfills Jesus' prediction in <a href="/mark/14-27.htm">Mark 14:27</a>, where He quotes <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a>, "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered." The use of "everyone" emphasizes the totality of the desertion, highlighting the human tendency to falter under pressure.<p><b>deserted Him</b><br>The act of desertion here is significant, as it marks a moment of profound loneliness for Jesus. The disciples' abandonment is not just a physical departure but also a spiritual and emotional betrayal. This moment underscores the fulfillment of prophecy and the isolation Jesus would face in His path to the cross. It also reflects the weakness of human resolve without divine strength, as the disciples had earlier professed their willingness to die with Him (<a href="/mark/14-31.htm">Mark 14:31</a>).<p><b>and fled.</b><br>The word "fled" indicates a hasty and fearful retreat, suggesting panic and self-preservation. This action contrasts sharply with the courage and steadfastness that Jesus displayed. The disciples' flight can be seen as a fulfillment of <a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a>, which speaks of being abandoned by friends and companions. It also prefigures the scattering of the early church under persecution, yet it is through such trials that the church would ultimately grow and spread the Gospel. This moment of failure is a reminder of the need for reliance on God's strength rather than human resolve.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the Gospel, who is being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who, despite their earlier declarations of loyalty, abandon Him in His time of need.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_of_gethsemane.htm">Garden of Gethsemane</a></b><br>The location where Jesus is arrested, a place of prayer and betrayal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_arrest.htm">The Arrest</a></b><br>The event where Jesus is taken by the authorities, leading to His crucifixion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_betrayal.htm">The Betrayal</a></b><br>The act of Judas Iscariot, which sets the stage for the arrest and subsequent desertion by the disciples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_weakness.htm">The Reality of Human Weakness</a></b><br>Despite their best intentions, the disciples' actions reveal the frailty of human resolve without divine strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The desertion of the disciples fulfills Old Testament prophecy, demonstrating the sovereignty and foreknowledge of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_loneliness_of_christ.htm">The Loneliness of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus' experience of being deserted underscores His role as the suffering servant, who bears the weight of human sin alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Need for Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>The disciples' failure to remain with Jesus calls believers to remain spiritually vigilant and reliant on God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_forgiveness.htm">Restoration and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Despite their desertion, the disciples are later restored, illustrating the grace and forgiveness available through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_right_to_want_others'_things.htm">How does the Bible address feelings of abandonment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_jesus'_followers_over_others.htm">Jesus’ resurrection is based on the testimony of His followers—why should we believe them over other religious claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_address_abandonment.htm">How does the Bible address feelings of abandonment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_you_grow_in_faith_and_stay_true.htm">Will you mature in faith and avoid falling away?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 50.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they all left</span> <span class="cmt_word">him, and fled.</span> But soon afterwards two of them, Peter and John, took courage, and followed him to the house of the high priest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/14-50.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">all [His disciples]</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντες</span> <span class="translit">(pantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deserted</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφέντες</span> <span class="translit">(aphentes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] fled.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔφυγον</span> <span class="translit">(ephygon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5343.htm">Strong's 5343: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/14-50.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 14:50 They all left him and fled (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/14-49.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 14:49"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 14:49" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/14-51.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 14:51"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 14:51" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>