KJV ORIGINAL
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After they finished singing together, they headed out to the Mount of Olives.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even knowing what was coming, Jesus took time to worship with his friends first.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Mark 14, this verse occurs right after Jesus and his disciples had celebrated the Passover meal in the upper room, where Jesus instituted what we know as the Lord's Supper. Singing a hymn was a customary Jewish practice during Passover, likely one of the Hallel psalms that expressed praise and thanksgiving to God. They then left for the Mount of Olives, a place outside Jerusalem where Jesus often went to pray and where his betrayal and arrest would soon take place.
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