KJV ORIGINAL
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Jesus told them, 'Tonight, all of you are going to bail on me. It's already written in scripture: I'll strike down the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter everywhere.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus knew his friends would abandon him when things got real, but he loved them anyway.
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