Mark 14:48 - Meaning and Application

"Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?"

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"And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?"

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"After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea."

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"In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me."

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"And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear."

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"And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?"

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