Mark 2:14

2:14 As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. ¹  “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

Mark 3:7

Crowds by the Sea

3:7 Then ²  Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. ³  And from Judea,

Mark 14:54

14:54 And Peter had followed him from a distance, up to the high priest’s courtyard. He ⁴  was sitting with the guards ⁵  and warming himself by the fire.

¹ tn While “tax office” is sometimes given as a translation for τελώνιον (telwnion, so L&N 57.183), this could give the modern reader a false impression of an indoor office with all its associated furnishings.

² tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

³ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

³ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ sn The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus.