Mark 2:2

2:2 So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by ¹  the door, and he preached the word to them.

Mark 5:9

5:9 Jesus ²  asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, ³  for we are many.”

Mark 10:48

10:48 Many scolded ⁴  him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 11:8

11:8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

Mark 13:6

13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ ⁵  and they will mislead many.

¹ tn Some translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) take the preposition πρός (pro"), which indicates proximity, to mean “outside the door.” Others render it as “in front of the door” (TEV, CEV), and still others, “around the door” (NAB). There is some ambiguity inherent in the description here.

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

³ sn The name Legion means “thousands,” a word taken from a Latin term for a large group of soldiers. The term not only suggests a multiple possession, but also adds a military feel to the account. This is a true battle.

³ tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.

⁴ tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”