Mark 1:29

Healings at Simon’s House

1:29 Now ¹  as soon as they left the synagogue, ²  they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

Mark 3:6

3:6 So ³  the Pharisees ⁴  went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, ⁵  as to how they could assassinate ⁶  him.

Mark 4:29

4:29 And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle ⁷  because the harvest has come.” ⁸ 

Mark 5:2

5:2 Just as Jesus ⁹  was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit ¹⁰  came from the tombs and met him. ¹¹ 

Mark 8:10

8:10 Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. ¹² 

Mark 9:15

9:15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran ¹³  at once and greeted him.

Mark 9:24

9:24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.

⁵ tn Grk inserts “against him” after “Herodians.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has not been translated.

⁶ tn Grk “destroy.”

⁵ tn The Greek word εὐθύς (euqus, often translated “immediately” or “right away”) has not been translated here. It sometimes occurs with a weakened, inferential use (BDAG 406 s.v. 2), not contributing significantly to the flow of the narrative. For further discussion, see R. J. Decker, Temporal Deixis of the Greek Verb in the Gospel of Mark with Reference to Verbal Aspect (SBG 10), 73-77.

⁶ sn Because the harvest has come. This parable is found only in Mark (cf. Matt 13:24-30) and presents a complete picture of the coming of God’s kingdom: (1) sowing; (2) growth; (3) harvest. Some understand the parable as a reference to evangelism. While this is certainly involved, it does not seem to be the central idea. In contrast to the parable of the sower which emphasizes the quality of the different soils, this parable emphasizes the power of the seed to cause growth (with the clear implication that the mysterious growth of the kingdom is accomplished by God), apart from human understanding and observation.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.

⁹ tn Grk “met him from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.” When this is converted to normal English word order (“a man met him from the tombs with an unclean spirit”) it sounds as if “with an unclean spirit” modifies “the tombs.” Likewise, “a man with an unclean spirit from the tombs met him” implies that the unclean spirit came from the tombs, while the Greek text is clear that it is the man who had the unclean spirit who came from the tombs. To make this clear a second verb, “came,” is supplied in English: “came from the tombs and met him.”

⁹ sn The exact location of Dalmanutha is uncertain, but it is somewhere close to the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.

¹¹ tn Grk The participle προστρέχοντες (prostrecontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.