KJV ORIGINAL
And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So they grabbed him and arrested him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The moment everything changed, Jesus let them take him because love doesn't fight back.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Mark, this verse describes the moment when the crowd sent by the chief priests and scribes laid hands on Jesus to arrest him in the Garden of Gethsemane, following Judas' betrayal with a kiss. This event is part of the Passion narrative, where Jesus willingly submitted to arrest as fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the suffering servant. It occurred during the Roman occupation of Judea, amid growing conflict between Jewish leaders and Roman authorities.
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