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NASB | Mark 14:52 But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 14:52 But pulling free of the linen sheet, he escaped [from them] naked. |
Bible Question: I am really troubled by a couple of verses in the Bible. Mark 14:52 states that one of the followers of Jesus fled naked when Jesus was arrested. In John 21:7 it says that Peter was fishing naked. My problem is why are these grown men running around with each other in close confines it seems and are naked? Please answer because I am really bothered my this. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Billisimo! I pray that my answer to your question would be encouraging to you and your walk with Christ. Of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 14:51-52), William Barclay writes in his commentary: "We saw in the introduction that Matthew and Luke used Mark as the basis of their work and that they include in their gospels practically everything that is in Mark. But they do not include these two verses. That would seem to show us that this incident was interesting to Mark and not really interesting to anyone else. Why then are they there? And why was this incident so interesting to Mark that he felt that he must include it? By far the most probable answer is that the young man was no other than Mark himself, and that this is his way of saying, "I was there," without mentioning his own name at all." Of the Gospel of John (John 21:7), the NET Bible has a great commentary here that states: "..It is thus commonly understood to mean "stripped for work" here (cf. NASB, NLT), that is, with one's outer clothing removed, and Peter was wearing either a loin-cloth or a loose-fitting tunic (a long shirt-like garment worn under a cloak, cf. NAB, "for he was lightly clad"). Believing himself inadequately dressed to greet the Lord, Peter threw his outer garment around himself and dived into the sea..." There is more to add, but I hope that the above has clarified the intentions of Mark and Peter so as to reduce the emphasis on 'nakedness' and emphasize the context of what the gospel writers were attempting to convey. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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