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The Betrayal of Jesus

Mark 14:51

In 9 translations

BSB
One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
KJV
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
WEB
A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,
ASV
And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him;
LSV
and a certain young man was following Him, having cast a linen cloth on [his] naked [body], and the young men lay hold on him,
YLT
and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about [his] naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,
DBY
And a certain young man followed him with a linen cloth cast about his naked [body]; and [the young men] seize him;
DRC
And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and they laid hold on him.
GNV
And there followed him a certaine yong man, clothed in linnen vpon his bare bodie, and the yong men caught him.

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read συνηκολούθει (“was accompanying”); Textus Receptus read ἠκολούθει (“was following”); Byzantine text read ἠκολούθησεν (“followed”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include εἷς (“one”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place νεανίσκος elsewhere in this verse.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οἱ νεανίσκοι (“the young men”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: νεανίσκος τις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read νεανίσκος τις; Robinson–Pierpont read εἷς τις νεανίσκος.
  • SBLGNT: συνηκολούθει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read συνηκολούθει; Robinson–Pierpont read ἠκολούθησεν.
  • SBLGNT: αὐτόν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτόν; Robinson–Pierpont add οἱ νεανίσκοι.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ νεανίσκος τις συνηκολούθει αὐτῷ περιβεβλημένος σινδόνα ἐπὶ γυμνοῦ, καὶ κρατοῦσιν αὐτόν,
RP2018
Καὶ εἷς τις νεανίσκος ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ, περιβεβλημένος σινδόνα ἐπὶ γυμνοῦ. Καὶ κρατοῦσιν αὐτὸν οἱ νεανίσκοι·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εἷς τις νεανίσκος ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ, περιβεβλημένος σινδόνα ἐπὶ γυμνοῦ. Καὶ κρατοῦσιν αὐτὸν οἱ νεανίσκοι·
SCR1894
και εις τις νεανισκος ηκολουθει αυτω περιβεβλημενος σινδονα επι γυμνου και κρατουσιν αυτον οι νεανισκοι

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