And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

MARK 3:19KJV
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Mark 3:19 (KJV)

What does Mark 3:19 mean?

Mark 3:19 finishes the list of the twelve men Jesus appointed, naming Judas Iscariot as the one who later betrayed him. The verse then moves the account indoors, saying that Jesus and those with him went into a house.

Mark identifies Judas by what he would later do, although the betrayal had not yet happened at this point in the story. The move into the house sets the scene for the crowd that gathers in the following verse.

The Greek behind Mark 3:19

  • “betrayed” — παραδίδωμι (paradidōmi): This word can mean to hand someone over. Here it points ahead to Judas handing Jesus over to those seeking to arrest him.
  • “house” — οἶκος (oikos): This word can refer to a house or home. Here the KJV uses it for the place Jesus and his companions enter.

Why Mark 3:19 matters

  • Judas was one of the twelve Jesus appointed. His name appears at the end of the list, after the other men named in Mark 3:16–18.
  • The house becomes the setting for a crowded scene. In Mark 3:20, so many people gather that Jesus and those with him cannot eat.

Where else these words appear

“Iscariot” Greek G2469 · used in 11 verses

  • Matthew 10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
  • Luke 6:16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
  • John 12:4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,

“Judas” Greek G2455 · used in 41 verses

  • Matthew 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
  • Luke 3:33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
  • John 18:5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

“house” Greek G3624 · used in 106 verses

  • Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,(then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
  • Luke 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
  • Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

“betrayed” Greek G3860 · used in 118 verses

  • Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
  • Mark 14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
  • John 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.