Mark 14:43-52

Jesus was still speaking. See notes on Matthew 26:47-56. Only Mark tells the incident in Mark 14:51-52. Many think the "certain young man" was Mark himself. Mark's mother lived in Jerusalem (Acts 12:12; Acts 12:25), and some think the Passover was eaten and the Lord's Supper instituted in the upstairs room of her house. The "linen cloth" was a night robe [sindon] which only the wealthy would wear. Mark was not an apostle, but was very close to them. When they left the upstairs room and went with Jesus to Gethsemane, Mark might have put on his linen robe and followed them but into the night. This whole incident shows the panic of the disciples when the attack suddenly struck them.