Mark 14:48

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and clubs to take me?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν, ἐξήλθετε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων, συλλαβεῖν με;

Transliteration

And apokritheis ho Iēsous eipen to them, As against lēstēn, you exēlthete with machairōn and xylōn, to syllabein me?

Grammar Details

• *apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having answered
• *ho*: article, nominative masculine singular - the
• *Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *lēstēn*: accusative masculine singular - robber/bandit
• *exēlthete*: aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you came out
• *machairōn*: genitive feminine plural - swords/knives
• *xylōn*: genitive neuter plural - clubs/staves/wooden implements
• *syllabein*: aorist active infinitive - to seize/arrest

Word Meanings

• *apokritheis*: having answered/responded
• *lēstēn*: robber/bandit/insurgent/revolutionary
• *exēlthete*: you came out/went out
• *machairōn*: swords/knives/daggers
• *xylōn*: clubs/staves/wooden implements
• *syllabein*: to seize/arrest/capture

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as if I were a robber?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus answered and sayd vnto the: ye be come out as vnto a thefe wt sweardes and with staves for to take me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iesus answered, and sayde vnto the: Ye are come forth as it were to a murthurer with swerdes and with staues to take me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iesus answered and saide to them, Ye be come out as against a thiefe with swordes, and with staues, to take me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iesus aunswered, and saide vnto them: Ye be come out as vnto a thiefe with swordes and with staues, for to take me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and› [with] ‹staves to take me?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus answered them, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jesus answering said to them, `As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus answered them, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 24:14-15 : 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 15 The LORD therefore be judge and judge between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
• 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
• Matt 26:55 : 55 In that same hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Are you come out as against a thief with swords and clubs to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and you laid no hold on me.
• Luke 22:52-53 : 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, who had come to him, Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not stretch forth any hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.