Mark 2:8

2:8 Now ¹  immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, ²  he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? ³ 

Mark 11:29

11:29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

Mark 13:8

13:8 For nation will rise up in arms ⁴  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ⁵  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the shift from the thoughts of the experts in the law to Jesus’ response.

² tn Grk “they were thus reasoning within themselves.”

³ tn Grk “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?”

⁴ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

⁵ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.