but he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
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but he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
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and he lefte his lynnen and fleed from them naked.
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But he left his linnen cloth, and fled from them naked.
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Passages linked to Mark 14:52 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Mark 13:14-16 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house. Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
- Genesis 39:12 She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled…
52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
Ver. 52. And there followed him a certain young man] That this was St John, Calvin counts a fancy. He might be one well affected to Christ, who, bearing the noise, came to see the news, and hardly escaped with the skin of his teeth; such is the rudeness and rage of persecutors.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the chief priests, and all the council,.... Especially…
And the chief priests, and all the council,.... Especially the former, who were of all most busy and active in this matter:
sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; on which they were determined, right or wrong; in this they went contrary to one of their own canons, which runs thus (k):
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"in pecuniary causes, they begin either for absolution, or condemnation; but in capital causes, they begin for absolution, and do not begin for condemnation.''
That is, they begun with such evidences as tended to acquit a man, and not with such as served to condemn him; whereas this court was only seeking for such evidence to begin with, that they might condemn Jesus to death:
and found none; that would answer their purpose; See Gill on Mat 26:59.
(k) Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 4. sect. 1.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 52. And he left the linen cloth, and…
Verse 52. And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.] It has often been intimated, by the inhabitants of India, that a European in strait clothes must be in great danger when his clothes take fire. From their loose clothing they can suddenly disengage themselves. When two Hindoos are engaged in a violent quarrel, and one seizes the clothing of the other, often the latter will leave his clothes in the hands of his opponent, and flee away naked. This seems to have been the case with the person mentioned above. See WARD'S Customs.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 52. Left the linen cloth — As they grasp…
52. Left the linen cloth — As they grasp the cloth to apprehend him, he let go the cloth and escaped. Naked — It may be that the aba was his only article of dress. Dr. Thomson (vol. i, p. 500) speaks of the very poor who sleep in their aba, or outer garment, and have no other “raiment for their skin.” But the word rendered here naked often signifies undressed, that is, clad in the under-garments alone. At any rate, it is clear, not only from his following Jesus, but also from their attempt to apprehend him, that he was not only a friend, but a known friend of the Saviour. It is, therefore, almost a demonstration that Mark here narrates how nearly he himself came to being apprehended with Jesus.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 52. naked] This need not imply that he was…
52. naked] This need not imply that he was absolutely naked. It may mean, like the Latin nudus, “with only the under robe on.” Comp. 1Sa_19:24; Joh_21:7; Virg. Georg. i. 299.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.…
But he left the linen cloth, and fled naked. This somewhat ignominious flight is characteristic of what we know of St. Mark. It shows how great was the panic in reference to Christ, and how great was the hatred of the Jews against him, that they endeavored to seize a young man who was merely following with him. It shows also how readily our Lord"s enemies would have seized his own disciples if they had not taken refuge in flight.
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