Mark 14:26-31

On the Way to the Mount of Olives Jesus Foretells the Failure of the Disciples. Having concluded the feast by singing the second half of the Hallel (Psalms 115-118), Jesus and His disciples go out to the Mount of Olives. Jesus warns His disciples that they will desert and deny Him. The warning is associated with Zechariah 13:7 perhaps due to later reflection.

Mark 14:30. The reference to the second cockcrow is peculiar to Mk. The detail has also been disputed on the ground that cocks were forbidden to be kept in Jerusalem. This is not a serious difficulty. Mk. may have misunderstood a simple reference to cockcrow, a term well-established in popular reckoning of time (cf. Mark 13:35). Also the prohibition may not have been effective.

Mark 14:31. The vigour of Peter's protest is emphasized in Mk.