NT Text: Mark 14:27
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Jesus quotes Zechariah 13:7, where God commands his sword to strike his shepherd, resulting in the flock's scattering. Jesus applies this to his impending arrest and death—God's shepherd will be struck, causing the disciples to scatter. Yet Jesus adds resurrection promise ("after I am raised, I will go before you to Galilee," 14:28), indicating the scattering is temporary. This continues Mark's shepherd christology (6:34) and shows Jesus' death as divinely ordained.