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His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

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Jesus' Divine Foreknowledge

Commentators emphasize that the disciples finding everything exactly "as he had said" was not a coincidence but a clear demonstration of Jesus' divine foreknowledge. Scholars like John Gill and Matthew Henry see this event as proof that Jesus knows all things before they happen, confirming his supernatural authority and control over the situation.

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On Mark 14:16

Jesus gave explicit instructions to two of his disciples (Peter and John; cf. Lk 22:8). The “man carrying a jar of water” would easily be identifie…

John Gill

John Gill

On Mark 14:16

17th Century

Pastor

And his disciples went forth
The two disciples, as the Arabic version has it, Peter and John, set out from Bethany t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Mark 14:12–21

17th Century

Minister

Nothing could be less the result of human foresight than the events related here. But our Lord knows all things about us before they come to pass. …