Mark 14:16
New International Version
The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

New Living Translation
So the two disciples went into the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there.

English Standard Version
And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Berean Standard Bible
So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

Berean Literal Bible
And his disciples went away, and came into the city, and found as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

King James Bible
And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

New King James Version
So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it just as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover.

New American Standard Bible
The disciples left and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

NASB 1995
The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

NASB 1977
And the disciples went out, and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

Amplified Bible
The disciples left and went to the city and found everything just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Christian Standard Bible
So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

American Standard Version
And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

Contemporary English Version
The two disciples went into the city and found everything just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover meal.

English Revised Version
And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The disciples left. They went into the city and found everything as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

Good News Translation
The disciples left, went to the city, and found everything just as Jesus had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.

International Standard Version
So the disciples left and went into the city. They found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

Majority Standard Bible
So His disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

NET Bible
So the disciples left, went into the city, and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

New Heart English Bible
The disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

Webster's Bible Translation
And his disciples went, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.

Weymouth New Testament
So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

World English Bible
His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And His disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He said to them, and they made ready the Passover.

Berean Literal Bible
And his disciples went away, and came into the city, and found as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

Young's Literal Translation
And his disciples went forth, and came to the city, and found as he said to them, and they made ready the passover.

Smith's Literal Translation
And his disciples went out, and came to the city, and found as he said to them: and they prepared the pascha.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his disciples went their way, and came into the city; and they found as he had told them, and they prepared the pasch.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And his disciples departed and went into the city. And they found it just as he had told them. And they prepared the Passover.

New American Bible
The disciples then went off, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

New Revised Standard Version
So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And his disciples went out and came to the city, and they found just as he had told them; and they prepared the passover.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And his disciples went out and they came to the city, and they found just as he told them, and they prepared the Passover.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And his disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they prepared the passover.

Godbey New Testament
And His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as He said to them, and prepared the passover.

Haweis New Testament
And his disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as he had spoken to them; and they made ready the passover.

Mace New Testament
his disciples therefore went away, and being come into the city, they found every thing, as he had told them; and they prepared the paschal lamb.

Weymouth New Testament
So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

Worrell New Testament
And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He said to them; and they made ready the passover.

Worsley New Testament
And his disciples went out, and came into the city, and found every thing as He told them; and so prepared the passover.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Preparing the Passover
15And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.” 16So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover. 17When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:19
So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

Luke 22:13
So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.

Exodus 12:21-28
Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb. / Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. / When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. ...

Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...

1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

John 13:1-17
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end. / The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. / Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God. ...

Matthew 21:1-3
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples, / saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me. / If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

Luke 19:29-34
As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples, / saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. / If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’” ...

2 Chronicles 35:1-19
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ...

John 2:13-22
When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ...

Hebrews 11:28
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

Exodus 12:1-14
Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, / “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. / Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. ...

Numbers 9:1-14
In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: / “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” ...

2 Kings 23:21-23
The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

John 12:12-16
The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. / They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” / Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written: ...


Treasury of Scripture

And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.

and found.

Luke 22:13,35
And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover…

John 16:4
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

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Mark 14
1. A conspiracy against Jesus.
3. Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman.
10. Judas sells his Master for money.
12. Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;
22. after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;
26. declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial.
43. Judas betrays him with a kiss.
46. Jesus is apprehended in the garden;
53. falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;
65. shamefully abused by them;
66. and thrice denied by Peter.














So the disciples left
The phrase indicates immediate obedience and trust in Jesus' instructions. The Greek word for "disciples" is μαθηταί (mathētai), meaning learners or followers. This highlights their role as students of Jesus, committed to following His teachings and commands. Their departure signifies a readiness to act on faith, a model for Christian discipleship today.

and went into the city
The city referred to is Jerusalem, a place of significant religious and historical importance. Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. The disciples' journey into the city symbolizes entering into the heart of Jewish faith and tradition, where God's redemptive plan would unfold through Jesus' death and resurrection.

and found things just as Jesus had told them
This phrase underscores Jesus' divine foreknowledge and authority. The Greek word for "found" is εὗρον (heuron), indicating discovery or realization. The disciples' experience of finding everything as Jesus described reinforces His reliability and the fulfillment of His word, encouraging believers to trust in His promises.

So they prepared the Passover
The Passover is a pivotal Jewish feast commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egypt, as described in Exodus 12. The preparation involved specific rituals and elements, such as the lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs. This act of preparation by the disciples connects the Old Testament deliverance with the new covenant Jesus was about to establish through His sacrifice, symbolizing spiritual liberation from sin.

Verse 16. And they made ready the passover. This would consist in obtaining the Paschal lamb, and taking it to the temple to be sacrificed by the priests. It would then be brought to the house to be cooked; and the unleavened bread, the bitter herbs and the wine would have to be provided, and the water for purification. After all these preparations had been made, the two disciples would return to their Master.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the disciples
μαθηταὶ (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

left
ἐξῆλθον (exēlthon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

went
ἦλθον (ēlthon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2064: To come, go.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

city,
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

[where]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they found
εὗρον (heuron)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

[everything] as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

[Jesus] had described.
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they prepared
ἡτοίμασαν (hētoimasan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Passover.
πάσχα (pascha)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3957: The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. Of Chaldee origin; the Passover.


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