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They began to be sorrowful, and to ask him one by one, "Surely not I?" And another said, "Surely not I?"

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Sorrow and Self-Doubt

Commentators explain that the disciples' response was not defensiveness but genuine sorrow and self-distrust. Their question, "Is it I?", came from a place of fear and an honest recognition of their own spiritual weakness, prompting them to look inward rather than at each other.

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On Mark 14:19

The response of the disciples to Jesus’ startling disclosure was one of sadness and self-distrust. One by one, including Judas ([Reference Matthew …

John Gill

John Gill

On Mark 14:19

17th Century

Pastor

And they began to be sorrowful
And were so, all but Judas, at this saying of Christ's:

and to say…

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. …