Betrayal Begins
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Mark 14:26 · Berean Standard Bible
After singing a hymn together, they walked out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus sang on the way to His death. The traditional Passover hymns were about God's faithfulness and deliverance — and Jesus sang them knowing what lay ahead.
Mark describes the group leaving the upper room.
There's something deeply moving about singing worship songs on your way to the hardest moment of your life. Jesus did that. He walked into the darkness with a song.
The singing of a hymn (Greek: humnesantes) refers to the Hallel psalms (Psalms 115-118), traditionally sung at the conclusion of the Passover Seder, before departing to the Mount of Olives.
Psalm 118, which includes 'the stone the builders rejected,' would have been among the last words sung — a deeply ironic text given Jesus' imminent rejection.
Mark narrates the transition from the upper room to the Mount of Olives.
The Last Supper concludes with worship — Jesus singing psalms about God's deliverance even as He walks toward His own suffering and death.
24He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
25Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
26And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
27Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
28But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Read all of Mark 14 — A woman anoints Jesus with costly perfume while Judas negotiates his price. The Last Supper, Gethsemane, and Peter's denial unfold in rapid succession.
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