Living Lesson: The Naked Truth
By: Christopher Wiles
“And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.” – Mark 14:51-52
Right now you’re probably saying, “Wow, how did I miss that!?” I know, I did too. The “Naked Disciple” passage is near the end of the gospel of Mark, and I did a double take while reading it recently. We often quote many verses and give many sermons from subject matter in this chapter such as:
- Jesus’s prophecy to Peter, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
- Jesus praying in Gethsemane, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”
- And Jesus instituting the Lord’s Supper, “ And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’”
Yet, when was the last time you heard anyone mention the “Naked Disciple” of Mark 14:52?

We need to study ALL of our Bibles more.
If this verse in Mark chapter 14 (which contains some of the most important events in the history of humanity such as Jesus’ anointing, last supper, betrayal, arrest, and defense before the council) has never been discussed in your lifetime, then there’s a good possibility that you have been a victim of a system that breeds “pick and choose” theology. It may mean that you’ve heard sermons that just focus on the obvious or the entertaining, not the entirety of the passage. It may mean that you’ve only heard messages that are topical in nature, just whatever the speaker wants to talk about. It may mean that you aren’t attending text driven Bible classes, or aren’t attending class at all. It may mean that you aren’t reading your Bible at home yourself.
We need to study ALL of our Bibles more.
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” – 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

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