Mark 14:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’”

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BSBPD

“Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Jesus saith to them--`All ye shall be stumbled at me this night, because it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 14:27 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,against the man who is My Companion,declares the LORD of Hosts.Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
  2. Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
  3. Luke 22:31Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
  4. John 16:1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
  5. John 16:32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
  6. 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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