Mark 14:48
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?”
And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
And they all forsook him, and fled.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.”
“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.”
“Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?”
“And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?”
“Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?”