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Mark 14:18
And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the Twelve while they recline and eat in the evening.
The words — ἀνακειμένων (anakeimenōn) means "reclining," marking the formal dining posture, and ἐσθιόντων (esthiontōn) means "eating," specifying the active consumption of the shared meal.
The thread — The text states that a dining companion will betray Jesus, a pattern that runs in Psalms 41:9 with the trusted bread-sharer and in John 6:70 with the chosen Twelve.
Why it lands — The verse plainly records that shared physical proximity does not secure personal loyalty, requiring the reader to confront the reality that betrayal can emerge from within the closest fellowship.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
Cross-references
- Psalms 41:9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
- John 6:47 Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
- John 6:70 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
- Matthew 5:18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
- Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Matthew 26:21 And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
- Mark 3:28 Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
- Mark 6:11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
- Mark 8:12 Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”