Mark 3:33

3:33 He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” ¹ 

Mark 7:7

7:7 They worship me in vain,

teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’ ² 

Mark 10:36

10:36 He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Mark 11:10

11:10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

Mark 11:30

11:30 John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people? ³  Answer me.”

Mark 12:11

12:11 This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” ⁴ 

Mark 13:31

13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. ⁵ 

Mark 14:8

14:8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

Mark 14:15

14:15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

Mark 14:19

14:19 They were distressed, and one by one said to him, “Surely not I?”

Mark 14:29

14:29 Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, I will not!”

¹ tn Grk “Who is my mother and my brothers?” The use of the singular verb ἐστιν (estin) here singles out Mary above Jesus’ brothers, giving her special prominence (see ExSyn 401-2). This is slightly unnatural in English since the predicate nominative is plural, though, so a plural verb was used in the translation.

² sn A quotation from Isa 29:13.

³ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is probably used here (and in v. 32) in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NAB, NRSV, “of human origin”; TEV, “from human beings”; NLT, “merely human”).

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22-23.

⁵ sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself! For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.