Mark 14:33He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.
The setting
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel. Jesus separates Peter, James and John from the other eight disciples, taking his inner circle deeper into the grove...
The emotion here: witnessing something he'd never seen before in Jesus
The original word
ekthambeō (ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι) — to be utterly amazed with terror, struck with amazement and dread
Why it matters
This is the only time in the Gospels Jesus is described as 'greatly troubled'
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What most readers miss in Mark 14:33
Mark uses the strongest possible Greek words — Jesus wasn't just sad, He was experiencing terror
Common misconceptionPeople think Jesus was just emotionally preparing for pain, but the Greek suggests He was experiencing supernatural horror at becoming sin itself.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Mark 14:33
Bible Genome reading
Mark 14:33 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 14:33 comes from the book of Mark, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Mark. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include humanity, suffering. Notable phrases: greatly troubled and distressed.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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