<p>14:51 <i>And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him</i>- It is possible to argue that the young man who followed Jesus and then ran away was in fact Peter; it was Peter who &quot;followed him&quot; at this time (Mt. 26:58). Mk. 14:54 RV tells us after this incident that &ldquo;<i>Peter</i> had followed him afar off&rdquo;. Peter describes himself in the third person a few verses previously: &ldquo;A certain one of them that stood by drew a sword&hellip;&rdquo; (Mk. 14:47 RV). And then we go on to read in v. 51 of &ldquo;a certain young man&rdquo; (RV). But when speaking of his denials, Peter records them in the first person- he totally owns up to them. All of Mk. 14:27-52 concerns Peter&rsquo;s part in the story, and then vv. 54-72 likewise. So it is likely that the record of the young man following disguised in a linen cloth is in fact referring to Peter too. So Peter followed, ran back, followed again, then ran away to Galilee, and then followed again. This was how hard it was for him to pick up the cross of identification with Jesus and follow Him. And for us too.</p>