Mark 14:18-20

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Mark 14:18 tn Grk “while they were reclined at the table.”sn 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.
2. Mark 14:18 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
3. Mark 14:18 tn Or “will hand me over”; Grk “one of you will betray me, the one who eats with me.”
4. Mark 14:20 tn Grk “one who dips with me.” The phrase “his hand” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
5. Mark 14:20 sn One who dips with me in the bowl. The point of Jesus’ comment here is not to identify the specific individual per se, but to indicate that it is one who was close to him—somebody whom no one would suspect. His comment serves to heighten the treachery of Judas’ betrayal.