Mark 14:19

They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to the Twelve while they recline and eat, immediately after declaring that one present will betray Him. The words — ἤρξαντο (ērxanto) means "They began," and λυπεῖσθαι (lupeisthai) means "to be grieved," capturing the disciples' immediate emotional response. The thread — This reaction appears in Matthew 26:22, where the disciples are deeply grieved and ask individually, and in John 13:22, where they look at one another in perplexity. Why it lands — The text records the disciples' personal dread when confronted with their own capacity for betrayal, demanding honest self-examination rather than defensive denial.

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The Greek words

οἱhoi<the>δὲdenow ἤρξαντοērxantoThey began λυπεῖσθαιlupeisthaito be grieved καὶkaiand λέγεινlegeinto say αὐτῷautōto Him εἷςheisone κατὰkataby εἷς·heisone;μήτιmētisurely not ever ἐγώegōI myself καὶkaiand ἄλλος,allosother μήτιmētisurely not ever ἐγώ;egōI myself?

King James Version

And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

Cross-references

Matthew 26:22 They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Luke 22:21 Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
John 13:22 The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.