Mark 14 Mark 14:1–2 The chief priests and scribes conspire against Christ. Mark 14:3–9 woman pours precious ointment on his head. Mark 14:10–11 Judas covenants to betray him, Mark 14:12–21 Christ eats the passover, and showeth that one of his disciples should betray him.

Matthew saith the same, only he bringeth it in as said to the disciples by Christ. This must be said upon that day in the week which we call Tuesday, for Friday was the passover day, when began the feast of unleavened bread. See Poole on “Matt. 26:1”, and following verses to Matt. 26:5.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:6”, and following verses to Matt. 26:13, where this piece of history is fully considered, with the differing circumstances related by our evangelist and by St. John.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:17”, and following verses to Matt. 26:19.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:20”, and following verses to Matt. 26:25, where is opened whatever is necessary for the understanding of these words, in which nothing of moment is varied, save only that Matthew reports Judas as being at this time particularly discovered.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:26”, and following verses to Matt. 26:30, where the very small differences between our evangelist and Matthew and Luke are also considered.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:31”, and following verses to Matt. 26:35, on all the discourse.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:36”, and following verses to Matt. 26:46.

See Poole on “Matt. 26:47”, and following verses to Matt. 26:49.

Having, to complete the history of the passion, especially as to what is said of it by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in my notes on Matthew considered all passages relating to what Matthew saith, the things here mentioned being opened in our notes on Matt. 26:50–56, need not here again be enlarged upon.

This part of the history is only recorded by Mark. What hath made some affirm that this was St. John I cannot tell. John was one of the eleven that were with Christ when Judas came, and though we find him asleep a little before, yet we read not that he was gone to bed, nor can conceive there was…

This history of our Saviour’s examination before the high priest we had in Matt. 26:57–68; See Poole on “Matt. 26:57”, and following verses to Matt. 26:68. It should seem the high priests and council were very eager upon this thing.

All four evangelists give us an account of this history of Peter’s denial of his Master. We have considered what they all say, to complete the history, in our notes on Matt. 26:69–75; to which I see no reason to add any thing but the observation, 1.