Mark 1:45

1:45 But as the man ¹  went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus ²  was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still ³  they kept coming ⁴  to him from everywhere.

Mark 4:15

4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan ⁵  comes and snatches the word ⁶  that was sown in them.

Mark 4:20

4:20 But ⁷  these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) often has a mildly contrastive force, as here.

⁴ tn The imperfect verb has been translated iteratively.

⁵ sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

⁶ sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.