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Berean Standard Bible

“One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,”

Mark 14:51

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Jesus has been arrested in Gethsemane, and the disciples have all fled. Mark alone records a brief, strange detail about a young man.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,

World English Bible (WEB)

A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,

King James Version (KJV)

And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over [his] naked [body]: and they lay hold on him;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about his naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Empero un mancebillo le seguía cubierto de una sábana sobre el cuerpo desnudo; y los mancebos le prendieron:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero un joven, que sólo se cubría con una sábana, iba siguiendo a Jesús. Lo agarraron,

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