Mark 1:11

1:11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my one dear Son; ¹  in you I take great delight.” ² 

Mark 7:34

7:34 Then ³  he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, “Ephphatha” (that is, “Be opened”). ⁴ 

Mark 11:31

11:31 They discussed with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

Mark 12:25

12:25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels ⁵  in heaven.

¹ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

² tn Or “with you I am well pleased.”

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ sn The author’s parenthetical note gives the meaning of the Aramaic word Ephphatha.

⁵ sn Angels do not die, nor do they eat according to Jewish tradition (1 En. 15:6; 51:4; Wis 5:5; 2 Bar. 51:10; 1QH 3.21-23).