Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Mark 14:16

καθώς. Even as. Both Mk and Lk. insist on the exact agreement of the disciples’ experiences with the details which Christ had foretold, just as Lk. does with regard to the directions about the colt (Luke 19:32). Mt. in both places says that the disciples did as they were told. Here he omits the details, and therefore cannot remark on the exact fulfilment of Christ’s predictions. Here, Mark 4:33, and Mark 15:8, R.V. fails to give the force of καθώς.

ἡτοίμασαν. The apparent contradiction between the room being already ἕτοιμον and the disciples having to “make ready” does not trouble Mk, but it is avoided by Lk. There is no real inconsistency. The room was ready for a meal, but there was no food provided. This the disciples had to see to.

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Mark 14:16

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