ISB ~ Mark 14 v27

strike the shepherd:A reference to Zech 13:7.

• Zechariah foresaw the messianic shepherd of Israel struck down, leaving his sheep temporarily without leadership. The prophet sees this as a deliberately planned scenario to identify and purify the faithful of the Lord’s flock (Zech 13:8-9). Jesus’ arrest sets this time of trial in motion, causing his disciples to scatter in fear (14:49-50).