Mark 14:50

And they all forsook him, and fled.

Cross-references

Mark 14:27 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 14:27 predicts the disciples' scattering; here in 14:50 that prophecy is fulfilled as they flee.

Mark 16:7 Contrast

In Mark 16:7, the angel calls the disciples back — despite their flight here, they are not cast off but invited to meet the risen Jesus.

John 16:32 Prophetic fulfillment

In John 16:32, Jesus predicts the disciples will scatter and leave him alone — this is the exact fulfillment seen here.

Zechariah 13:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 13:7 prophesies the shepherd struck and sheep scattered — this is exactly what happens as the disciples flee here.

Matthew 26:56 records the same event — the disciples' flight — and connects it to fulfillment of Scripture.

Psalm 38:11 Parallel

Psalm 38:11 describes friends avoiding the psalmist because of wounds, mirroring the disciples' flight from Jesus in His suffering.

Psalm 69:20 Parallel

In Psalm 69:20, the psalmist laments finding no comforter — echoing Jesus' abandonment when all disciples flee.

Psalm 88:8 Parallel

Psalm 88:8 laments that God has taken away closest friends, a strong parallel to the disciples abandoning Jesus here.

John 18:8 Contrast

In John 18:8, Jesus secures the disciples' release — yet here they flee, contrasting his protective care with their desertion.

In 2 Timothy 4:16, Paul describes being deserted by all — mirroring Jesus' abandonment here, both respond with forgiveness.

Psalm 88:18 Parallel

Psalm 88:18 also laments the loss of friend and neighbor, reinforcing the theme of abandonment seen in the disciples' flight.