Mark 3:11

3:11 And whenever the unclean spirits ¹  saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

Mark 4:26

The Parable of the Growing Seed

4:26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

Mark 4:30

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

4:30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

Mark 10:15

10:15 I tell you the truth, ²  whoever does not receive ³  the kingdom of God like a child ⁴  will never ⁵  enter it.”

Mark 10:18

10:18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? ⁶  No one is good except God alone.

Mark 10:23

10:23 Then ⁷  Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Mark 12:29

12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is: ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

¹ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

³ sn On receive see John 1:12.

⁴ sn The point of the comparison receive the kingdom of God like a child has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit and willingness to be dependent and receive from others than any inherent humility the child might possess.

⁵ tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.

³ sn Jesus’ response, Why do you call me good?, was designed to cause the young man to stop and think for a moment about who Jesus really was. The following statement No one is good except God alone seems to point the man in the direction of Jesus’ essential nature and the demands which logically follow on the man for having said it.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.