3. Jesus often stayed in Bethany at the house of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Whose house was Jesus at? What was unusual about where He was (v. 3)?

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1 Mark 14 PREVIEW: In Mark 14, the religious leaders plot to kill Jesus, Mary anoints Jesus, Judas betrays Jesus, the Passover is prepared and celebrated, the Lord s Supper is instituted, Peter denies Jesus, and Jesus is tried before the Sanhedrin. Leaders Plot to Kill Jesus - Read Mark 14: The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread both to remember Israel s deliverance out of Egypt were happening. What were the chief priests and the scribes planning during this time (v. 1)? 2. Matthew records that the chief priests and the scribes were making these plans in the palace of the high priest (see Matthew 26:3 5). Who was the high priest? What was their concern about the timing of their plans (v. 2)? Mary Anoints Jesus - Read Mark 14: Jesus often stayed in Bethany at the house of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Whose house was Jesus at? What was unusual about where He was (v. 3)? 4. Who came in to anoint Jesus? What was she using to anoint Him (v. 3)? (See also John 11:2.) Mark 14 Page 1

2 5. When we see this woman in Scripture, where is she most often physically located? (See Luke 10:39 and John 11:2, 32.) 6. What did the woman do for Jesus? What did it cost her (v. 3-5)? (See also John 11:2, 12:3.) 7. When the disciples saw what the woman did, what was their attitude and reaction (v. 4)? Which disciple reacted that way? (See John 12:4.) Why (v. 5)? (See also John 12:6.) 8. What was this disciple s estimation of the extravagant expression of anointing by this woman (v. 4)? 9. The Greek word translated waste, describing this disciple s estimation of the anointing, literally means perdition. Jesus used the same word to describe whom? (See John 17:12.) Mark 14 Page 2

3 10. How did the disciples respond to this woman's anointing of Jesus (v. 5)? 11. Jesus defended this woman s actions (v. 6) and explained why her actions were performed. What was the reason for her lavish demonstration (vv. 6-9)? 12. What did Jesus say would be told as a memorial to the woman who anointed Him (v. 9)? Judas Plans to Betray Jesus - Read Mark 14: With whom did Judas Iscariot make a deal? Why (vv )? (See also Matthew 26:14-15.) 14. Those with whom Judas arranged a deal promised to give him money (v.11). How much did they agree to give him (see Matthew 26:15)? Why do you think they offered that amount? (See Exodus 21:32 and Zechariah 11:12-13.) Mark 14 Page 3

4 15. After Judas arranged the deal, what was he on the lookout for (v. 11)? When did Judas want to complete his end of the deal? (See Luke 22:6.) Why at that time (v. 2)? 16. Why do you think Judas made this deal to betray Jesus? (See Luke 22:3 and John 11:57, 13:2, 27, 17:12.) The Passover is Prepared - Read Mark 14: The Feast of Unleavened Bread is a seven-day event. On the first day of the feast, what did the disciples ask Jesus (v. 12)? 18. Jesus instructed His disciples to go into the city to a certain man. How would they know which man (v. 13)? What was unusual about that man? 19. What were the disciples instructed to tell the master of the house where the certain man went in (vv )? (See also Matthew 26:18.) Mark 14 Page 4

5 The Passover is Celebrated - Read Mark 14: In the evening, Jesus and His twelve disciples came to the house (v. 17) and sat down to celebrate the Passover (v. 18). What announcement did Jesus make while they were eating (v. 18)? 21. How did the disciples react to His announcement (v. 19)? (See also Matthew 26:22.) 22. Jesus told His disciples who the announcement referred to (v. 20). (See also Psalm 41:9.) Who was Jesus referring to? What did He pronounce upon that person (v. 21)? 23. Look carefully at how eleven of the disciples referred to Jesus when they asked, Is it I? (v. 19, Matthew 26:22). How did the person Jesus pronounced a woe upon refer to Him? (See Matthew 26:25 and 1 Corinthians 12:3.) The Lord s Supper is Instituted - Read Mark 14: While Jesus and His disciples were eating the Passover feast, He took bread and gave it a special meaning. What meaning did He assign to it (v. 22)? (See also 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 11:23-29.) Mark 14 Page 5

6 25. Jesus also assigned a special meaning to the cup of wine. What did He have the disciples do with the cup of wine (v.23)? What meaning did He assign to it (v. 24)? (See also 1 Corinthians 10:16.) 26. We often refer to the Lord s Supper as Communion. When and why should we celebrate Communion? (See 1 Corinthians 11:23 26.) Jesus Predicts Peter s Denial - Read Mark 14: After the Passover meal, Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn, possibly one of the Hallel Psalms (Psalms ). Where did they go after eating the Passover meal(v. 26)? 28. Jesus quoted Zechariah 13:7 as a prophecy that would be fulfilled through the disciples. What did Jesus say the disciples would do (v. 27)? 29. Jesus looked beyond the coming crucifixion and told the disciples what would happen and where He would meet them. What did He say (v. 28)? (See also Matthew 28:7, 10, and ) Mark 14 Page 6

7 30. After hearing Jesus quote the prophecy, what did Peter confess (vv. 29, 31)? 31. How did Jesus respond to Peter s confession (v. 30)? 32. What did all the disciples likewise confess (v. 35)? Jesus Prays in Gethsemane - Read Mark 14: Gethsemane is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives, where Jesus went to pray (v. 32). Who did Jesus take with Him to pray? How did He feel (v. 33)? What did Jesus ask them to do while He prayed (v. 34)? 34. What did Jesus do before praying to the Father (v. 35)? What request did He make of the Father (v. 36)? (See also Hebrews 5:7.) 35. When Jesus returned from praying, what were the disciples doing? What did He ask them to do? What warning did He give them (vv )? Mark 14 Page 7

8 36. Jesus went off to pray a second time. What was His second prayer (v. 39)? (See also Matthew 26:42.) 37. What were the disciples doing the second time Jesus returned to them (v. 40)? What did Jesus do this time (see Matthew 26:43-44)? 38. The third time Jesus returned to His disciples, what did He tell them that would cause them to awake (v )? Judas Betrays Jesus - Read Mark 14: While Jesus was waking His disciples, who arrived on the scene? What did he bring with him (v. 43)? 40. The phrase His betrayer is used of whom (v. 44)? What pre-arranged signal was the indication of the betrayal (v. 44)? (See also Proverbs 27:6.) 41. While Jesus was being betrayed, how did He refer to His own betrayer (see Matthew 26:50)? (See also Psalm 41:9, 55:13 and Zechariah 13:6.) Mark 14 Page 8

9 42. One of Jesus disciples drew his sword (v. 47). Who was it? What did he do with it? Who was affected? (See John 18:10.) 43. What did Jesus do to correct what His disciple did with the drawn sword? (See Luke 22:50-51.) 44. Jesus referred to the Scriptures that must be fulfilled (v. 49). What do those Scriptures say? (See Isaiah 50:6, 53:2 11, Luke 24:25 27, 44 46, and Acts 17:3, 26:23.) 45. When Jesus was betrayed, what did the disciples do (v. 50)? (See also Zechariah 13:7.) 46. Mark alone mentions a young man who followed Jesus the night of His betrayal in the garden of Gethsemane (vv ). Why might Mark have mentioned this? Mark 14 Page 9

10 The Sanhedrin Tries Jesus - Read Mark 14: When Jesus was in the hands of His betrayers, where did they take Him? Who was there? Who followed at a distance (vv )? (See also John 18:15-16.) 48. What did the chief priests, the elders, and all the council seek to find against Jesus (v. 55)? Why did they seek this? Did they find it (v. 56)? 49. Some rose and bore false witness against Jesus. What did they testify that they heard Jesus say (vv )? Did Jesus ever say those things? (See Matthew 27:40, Mark 15:29, John 2:19-21, and Acts 6:14.) 50. Caiaphas, the high priest from AD 18 to 36 and son in law to Annas (John 18:13), arose and asked Jesus, Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You? (v. 60). But Jesus kept silent (v. 61). Why did Jesus keep silent when being accused? (See Isaiah 53:7.) 51. Caiaphas put Jesus under oath by the living God (see Matthew 26:63). What did he tell Jesus to answer under oath (v. 61)? Mark 14 Page 10

11 52. How did Jesus answer Caiaphas (v. 62)? How did Caiaphas respond to Jesus (vv )? 53. Based upon Jesus response to Caiaphas, what did the chief priests, the elders, and all the council determine (v. 64)? What did they do to Jesus once they determined this (v. 65)? Peter Denies Jesus - Read Mark 14: Peter was sitting below in the courtyard of the high priest s palace. What was he doing there (see Luke 22:55)? Who approached Peter, (v. 66)? What did this person accuse him of (v. 67)? (See also Luke 22:56.) 55. How did Peter respond to the accusation (v. 68)? 56. Peter left his accuser in the courtyard and went out to the porch near the gateway (v. 68). Who did he see there? what did they accuse him of (v. 69)? (See also Matthew 26:71.) Mark 14 Page 11

12 57. How did Peter respond to that second accusation (v. 70)? How was it different from his first response? (See Matthew 26:72.) 58. About an hour later (Luke 22:59), Peter received a third accusation. How was that accusation different from the first two (v. 70)? Who made the third accusation (John 18:26)? 59. How did Peter respond to his third accusation (v. 71)? How was it different from his first two responses? 60. What happened immediately after Peter denied knowing Jesus the third time (v. 72)? What did Peter remember (v. 72)? What was Peter s response to what he had done and what he had remembered? Mark 14 Page 12