Mark 1:9

The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus

1:9 Now¹ in those days Jesus came from Nazareth² in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.³

Mark 1:13

1:13 He was in the wilderness forty days,⁴ enduring temptations from Satan. He⁵ was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.⁶

Mark 4:27

4:27 He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

Mark 5:5

5:5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

Mark 6:21

6:21 But⁷ a suitable day⁸ came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

Mark 8:1

The Feeding of the Four Thousand

8:1 In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So⁹ Jesus¹⁰ called his disciples and said to them,

Mark 13:24

The Arrival of the Son of Man

13:24 “But in those days, after that suffering,¹¹ the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

Mark 13:32

Be Ready!

13:32 “But as for that day or hour no one knows it – neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son¹² – except the Father.

Mark 14:1

The Plot Against Jesus

14:1 Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law¹³ were trying to find a way¹⁴ to arrest Jesus¹⁵ by stealth and kill him.

Mark 14:49

14:49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet¹⁶ you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that¹⁷ the scriptures would be fulfilled.”

Mark 14:58

14:58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’”

Mark 15:29

15:29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

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

²map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

³tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

⁴sn The forty days may allude to the experience of Moses (Exod 34:28), Elijah (1 Kgs 19:8, 15), or David and Goliath (1 Sam 17:16).

⁵tn Grk “And he.”

⁶tn Grk “were serving him,” “were ministering to him.”

⁷tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁸tn Grk “a day of opportunity”; cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὔκαιρος, “in our lit. only pert. to time than is considered a favorable occasion for some event or circumstance, well-timed, suitable.”

¹⁰tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³tn Traditionally, “tribulation.”

¹⁶sn The phrase nor the Son has caused a great deal of theological debate because on the surface it appears to conflict with the concept of Jesus’ deity. The straightforward meaning of the text is that the Son does not know the time of his return. If Jesus were divine, though, wouldn’t he know this information? There are other passages which similarly indicate that Jesus did not know certain things. For example, Luke 2:52 indicates that Jesus grew in wisdom; this has to mean that Jesus did not know everything all the time but learned as he grew. So Mark 13:32 is not alone in implying that Jesus did not know certain things. The best option for understanding Mark 13:32 and similar passages is to hold the two concepts in tension: The Son in his earthly life and ministry had limited knowledge of certain things, yet he was still deity.

¹⁹tn Or “the chief priests and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

²⁰tn Grk “were seeking how.”

²¹tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²²tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) is elastic enough to be used contrastively on occasion, as here.

²³tn Grk “But so that”; the verb “has happened” is implied.