<p>14:50 <i>And all the disciples left him</i>- Although the Lord had set up the opportunity for them to flee by stunning the armed men and telling them to allow the disciples free exit, they were still forsaking Him by doing so. And it still hurt the Lord. He simply knew their spiritual capabilities, and was giving them a lower level escape route. One size simply doesn&rsquo;t fit all; He didn&rsquo;t deal with them on a legalistic level of demanding obedience to a certain standard, failing which they were rejected. Neither does He work like that today. Their forsaking of Him sets the scene for His final agonized cry to the Father: &ldquo;Why have&nbsp;<i>You</i>&nbsp;forsaken Me?&rdquo; (Mt. 27:46). His disciples had, the inner circle of ministering women and His own mother had walked away from the cross- and now He felt even the Father forsaking Him, despite earlier having said that &ldquo;He that sent Me is with Me: the Father has not left Me alone s.w. &lsquo;forsake&rsquo;&rdquo; (Jn. 8:29).</p><p><i>And fled</i>- Their action is emphasized by the usage of both words, forsake and fled. Typically the Gospel writers emphasize their own weakness and failures, all as part of their compelling appeal to others to respond to the message they themselves had been so slow to grasp.</p>