1. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Mark 14:1:1 ⧉Ἦνeenwas Mark 14:1:2 ⧉δὲdenow Mark 14:1:3 ⧉τὸtothe Mark 14:1:4 ⧉πάσχαpaschaPassover Mark 14:1:5 ⧉καὶkeand Mark 14:1:6 ⧉τὰtathe Mark 14:1:7 ⧉ἄζυμαazymaunleavened {bread} Mark 14:1:8 ⧉μετὰmetaafter Mark 14:1:9 ⧉δύοtheeotwo Mark 14:1:10 ⧉ἡμέραςeemerasdays Mark 14:1:11 ⧉καὶkeand Mark 14:1:12 ⧉ἐζήτουνezeetoonthey were seeking Mark 14:1:13 ⧉οἱeethe Mark 14:1:14 ⧉ἀρχιερεῖςarkheeereeschief priests Mark 14:1:15 ⧉καὶkeand Mark 14:1:16 ⧉οἱeethe Mark 14:1:17 ⧉γραμματεῖςghramateesscribes Mark 14:1:18 ⧉πῶςposhow Mark 14:1:19 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Mark 14:1:20 ⧉ἐνenin Mark 14:1:21 ⧉δόλῳdolodeceit Mark 14:1:22 ⧉κρατήσαντεςkrateesandeshaving seized Mark 14:1:23 ⧉ἀποκτείνωσινapokteenoseenthey might kill |
1. Formal Translation Now the Passover and the Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by craft, they might seize Him {Iesous, Forthcoming Sacrifice} and kill Him. |
1. Dynamic Translation It was only two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Him {Iesous, Targeted Messiah} by trickery so they could kill Him. |