Scripture does not give his name. Only Mark records him — two verses, and then he is gone.
The Young Man Who Fled
Gethsemane · The One Who Ran
Scripture gives no name
In Mark’s Gospel
When Jesus was arrested in Gethsemane and "they all forsook him and fled"
Mark 14:50
A young man followed, "having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body" — roused from sleep, grabbing the nearest covering
Mark 14:51
The soldiers seized him — and he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked
Mark 14:52
Who they were
- Curious — he followed when the disciples fled (Mark 14:51)
- Frightened — when seized, he ran (Mark 14:52)
- Human — the most relatable figure in the arrest scene: brave enough to follow, scared enough to run (Mark 14:51-52)
Read about them
Faces of Faith
“Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” — Hebrews 12:1
A keepsake of The Young Man Who Fled’s story — the portrait on the front, the key moments on the back.
Faces of Faith cards coming soon to the TruVINE store.
Every claim above is from Scripture unless labeled “Tradition.” Depictions are checked against the WEB text on this site.
