Mark 14:44

Updated Bible Version

Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
His betrayer had given them a signal. “The one I kiss,” he said, “he’s the one; arrest him and take him away under guard.”

King James Version (1611)
And he that betrayed him, had giuen them a token, saying, Whomsoeuer I shall kisse, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

King James Version
And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

English Standard Version
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard."

New American Standard Bible
Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; arrest Him and lead Him away under guard."

New Century Version
Judas had planned a signal for them, saying, "The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him and guard him while you lead him away."

Amplified Bible
Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away safely [under guard]."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard."

Legacy Standard Bible
Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard."

Berean Standard Bible
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: "The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely."

Contemporary English Version
Judas had told them ahead of time, "Arrest the man I greet with a kiss. Tie him up tight and lead him away."

Complete Jewish Bible
The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: "The man I kiss is the one you want. Grab him, and take him away under guard."

Darby Translation
Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign between them, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; seize him, and lead [him] away safely.

Easy-to-Read Version
Judas planned to do something to show them which one was Jesus. He said, "The one I kiss will be Jesus. Arrest him and guard him while you lead him away."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he that betraied him, had giuen them a token, saying, Whomsoeuer I shall kisse, he it is: take him and leade him away safely.

George Lamsa Translation
And the traitor who was to do the delivering gave them a sign, and he said, He whom I kiss, it is he; seize him carefully, and take him away.

Good News Translation
The traitor had given the crowd a signal: "The man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him and take him away under guard."

Lexham English Bible
Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him and lead him away under guard!"

Literal Translation
And the one betraying Him had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I kiss, it is He; seize Him and lead Him away safely.

American Standard Version
Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

Bible in Basic English
Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.

Hebrew Names Version
Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, "Whoever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely."

International Standard Version
Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss[fn] is the man. Arrest him, and lead him safely away."

Etheridge Translation
And the traitor who betrayed had given to them a sign, and said, He whom I shall kiss is He: take him carefully and lead him.

Murdock Translation
And the traitor who betrayed [fn] , had given them a sign, and said: He whom I shall kiss is the man. Seize promptly, and lead him away

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that betrayed hym, had geuen them a general token, saying: Who soeuer I do kysse, that same is he, take hym, and leade hym away warely.

English Revised Version
Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

World English Bible
Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, "Whoever I will kiss, that is he. Take him, and lead him away safely."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now he that betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, is he: seize and lead him away safely.

Weymouth's New Testament
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And his traytour hadde youun to hem a tokene, and seide, Whom euer Y kisse, he it is; holde ye hym, and lede ye warli.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that betrayed him, had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead [him] away safely.

New English Translation
(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.")

New King James Version
Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him and lead Him away safely."

New Living Translation
The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard."

New Life Bible
The man who was going to hand Jesus over gave the men something to look for. He said, "The Man I kiss is the One. Take hold of Him and take Him away."

New Revised Standard
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that is delivering him up hath given an agreed sign unto them, saying - Whomsoever I shall kiss, he, it is! Secure him, and be leading away, safely.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Lay hold on him: and lead him away carefully.

Revised Standard Version
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead him away under guard."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he that betrayed him had geven them a generall toke sayinge: whosoever I do kisse he it is: take him and leade him awaye warely.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who is delivering him up had given a token to them, saying, `Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely,'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the traytoure had geuen them a toke, and sayde: Whom so euer I kysse, that same is he, laye handes vpon him, and lede him awaye warely.

Mace New Testament (1729)
now he that betrayed him, had given them this signal, you will see me salute one with a kiss, that's he: seize him, and don't let him escape.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Judas had told them he would go up and kiss Jesus on the cheek. That way they would know who to grab.

Contextual Overview

⁴³ And immediately, while he yet spoke, comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely. ⁴⁵ And when he came, immediately he came to him, and says, Rabbi; and kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him, and took him. ⁴⁷ But a certain one of those that stood by drew his sword, and smote the slave of the high priest, and struck off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? ⁴⁹ I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you didn't take me: but [this is done] that the scriptures might be fulfilled. ⁵⁰ And they all left him, and fled. ⁵¹ 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; ⁵² but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a token: Exodus 12:13, Joshua 2:12, Philippians 1:28, 2 Thessalonians 3:17

Whomsoever: 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, Psalms 55:20, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 27:6, Matthew 26:48-50

and lead: 1 Samuel 23:22, 1 Samuel 23:23, Acts 16:23

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 13:4 - Lay hold Psalms 55:13 - mine acquaintance Psalms 109:5 - hatred Luke 22:48 - betrayest John 18:3 - Judas John 19:11 - he

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that betrayed him had given them a token,.... A common sign, in which they agreed; and so this same Greek word is used by the Jews c:

"said R. Phinehas in the name of R. Reuben, did you ever see one man go out of the north, and another from the south, and meet each other, except they made, סימנא, "a common sign", between them.''

Such an one the traitor gave his company;

saying, whomsoever I shall kiss, the same is he; Jesus of Nazareth; who was to be delivered to them:

take him, and lead him away safely; with care and caution, lest he should get out of their hands, and make his escape, as he had sometimes done: the word "safely", is omitted in the Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions. The Vulgate Latin renders it "cautiously", and so does the Syriac version, which joins it to the words, "take him"; :-.

c Midras Samuel, sect. 9. apud Buxtorf. Lex. Rab. p. 1519.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 26:47-57.

Mark 14:45

Master, Master - As if expressing great joy that he had found him again.

Mark 14:51

A certain young man - Who this was we have no means of determining, but it seems not improbable that he may have been the owner of the garden, and that he may have had an understanding with Jesus that he should visit it for retirement when he withdrew from the city. That he was not one of the apostles is clear. It is probable that be was roused from sleep by the noise made by the rabble, and came to render any aid in his power in quelling the disturbance. It is not known why this circumstance is recorded by Mark. It is omitted by all the other evangelists. It may have been recorded to show that the conspirators had instructions to take the “apostles” as well as Jesus, and supposing him to be one of them, they laid hold of him to take him before the high priest; or it “may” have been recorded in order to place his conduct in strong and honorable contrast with the timidity and fear of the disciples, who had all fled. Compare the notes at Matthew 26:56.

A linen cloth cast about his naked body - He was roused from sleep, and probably threw around him, in his haste, what was most convenient. It was common to sleep in linen bed-clothes, and he seized a part of the clothes and hastily threw it round him.

The young men - The Roman soldiers. They were called “young men” because they were made up chiefly of youth. This was a Jewish mode of speaking. See Genesis 14:24; 2 Samuel 2:14; Isaiah 13:18.

Laid hold on him - Supposing him to be one of the apostles.