Mark 14, Verses 51-52 have long been regarded as an eyewitness account. “A young man, wearing nothing but a
linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.”
That young man who ran naked into the dark leaving his night shirt behind is commonly believed to be
Mark himself. We do know from Acts 12:12, that Mark lived in Jerusalem at this time, and Christian
tradition held from the beginning that Mark actually lived in the home where Jesus ate the Passover meal.
As a curious young man, Mark followed Jesus and the disciples out to Gethsemane.