Mark 14:28
in Mark 14But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.
KJV
But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
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This verse in Mark 14
Commentary
9 notes on this verseBut after that I am risen,.... From the dead, which, for their comfort, he assures them of; though they would be offended and discouraged at the seizing, and condemning, and crucifixion of him: I will go before you into Galilee; the place of their nativity, and where he had often conversed with them; See Gill on Mat 26:32.
This site's exposition
You will all fall away
on Mark 14:27-28
Jesus grounds You will all fall away in Zechariah 13:7: I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. He promises the reunion before the desertion has happened: after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.
This site's exposition
I will go ahead of you
The promise comes in the same breath as the warning of verse 27 that all would fall away. Theophylact calls it consolation, and Gill notes that Galilee was their home country, where Jesus had often talked with them. The messenger at the tomb repeats it in 16:7.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church3 voices
In which the true resurrection is promised, that their hope may not be extinguished.
At last He consoles them, by saying, But after that I am risen I will go before you into Galilee.
Finally, He also gives them consolation: "I will go before," He says, that is, I will meet, "you in Galilee."
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But Christ tells them, that though they should be kept by his grace from Judas's apostasy, yet they would have no reason to boast of their constancy. Note, Though God keeps us from being as bad as the worst, yet we may well be ashamed to think that we are not better than we are. (1.) Peter is confident that he should not do so ill as the rest of his disciples (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
We see in these verses, how well our Lord foreknew the weakness and infirmity of His disciples. He tells them plainly what they were going to do: "All of you shall desert Me." He tells Peter in particular of the astounding sin which he was about to commit, "This night, before the rooster crows twice, you shall deny Me three times." Yet our Lord's fore-knowledge did not prevent His choosing these twelve disciples to be His apostles. He allowed them to be His intimate friends and companions, knowing perfectly well what they would one day do.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
proposed
We see in these verses, how well our Lord foreknew the weakness and infirmity of His disciples. He tells them plainly what they were going to do: "All of you shall desert Me." He tells Peter in particular of the astounding sin which he was about to commit, "This night, before the rooster crows twice, you shall deny Me three times." Yet our Lord's fore-knowledge did not prevent His choosing these twelve disciples to be His apostles. He allowed them to be His intimate friends and companions, knowing perfectly well what they would one day do. With a clear foresight of the melancholy weakness and lack of faith which they would exhibit at the end of His ministry — He granted them the mighty privilege of being continually with Him, and hearing His voice. This is a remarkable fact, and deserves to be had in continual remembrance. Let us take comfort in the thought that the Lord Jesus does not cast off His believing people because of failures and imperfections . He knows what they are. He takes them, as the husband takes the wife — with all their blemishes and defects; and once joined to Him by faith, He will never leave them. He is a merciful and compassionate High-priest. It is His glory to pass over the transgressions of His people, and to cover their many sins. He knew what they were before conversion — wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved them. He knows what they will be after conversion — weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves them. He has undertaken to save them, notwithstanding all their shortcomings, and what He has undertaken He will perform. Let us learn to pass a charitable judgment on the conduct of professing believers. Let us not set them down in a low place, and say they have no grace — because we see much weakness and corruption in them.
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλὰ | alla | But | G235 → | 635 times |
| μετὰ | meta | after | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τὸ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐγερθῆναί | egerthenai | to rise | G1453 → | 142 times |
| με | me | me | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| προάξω | proaxo | I will go before | G4254 → | 20 times |
| ὑμᾶς | humas | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὴν | ten | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Γαλιλαίαν. | galilaian | Galilee. | G1056 → | 61 times |
ἀλλὰBut
allaG235 →635 times
μετὰafter
metaG3326 →461 times
τὸ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
ἐγερθῆναίto rise
egerthenaiG1453 →142 times
μεme
meG3165 →1936 times
προάξωI will go before
proaxoG4254 →20 times
ὑμᾶςyou
humasG4771 →2973 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὴν<the>
tenG3588 →19766 times
Γαλιλαίαν.Galilee.
galilaianG1056 →61 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 26:32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
it leads to
- Matthew 28:10
“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
Reached by 4 separate paths from here.
- Luke 18:33–34
They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
- Matthew 28:16
Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
- Matthew 20:19
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Matthew 28:10
Through
Matthew 28:16Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
it leads to
- Matthew 26:32
But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 28:7
Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 26:32
Through
Matthew 28:10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
it leads to
- Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Romans 8:29
Through
Matthew 28:7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
it leads to
- Luke 24:22–24
Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
- Luke 24:22–24
Where this verse is studied
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About Mark
This page draws on J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Pseudo-Jerome, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Mark and Theophylact of Ohrid, Catena Aurea by Aquinas.