Mark 5:40

5:40 And they began making fun of him. ¹  But he put them all outside ²  and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions ³  and went into the room where the child was. ⁴ 

Mark 6:48

6:48 He ⁵  saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, ⁶  he came to them walking on the sea, ⁷  for ⁸  he wanted to pass by them. ⁹ 

¹ tn Grk “They were laughing at him.” The imperfect verb has been taken ingressively.

² tn Or “threw them all outside.” The verb used, ἐκβάλλω (ekballw), almost always has the connotation of force in Mark.

³ tn Grk “those with him.”

⁴ tn Grk “into where the child was.”

⁵ tn This verse is one complete sentence in the Greek text, but it has been broken into two sentences in English for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “about the fourth watch of the night,” between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

⁷ tn Or “on the lake.”

⁸ tn The καί (kai) was translated so as to introduce a subordinate clause, i.e., with the use of “for.” See BDF §442.9.

⁹ sn The statement he wanted to pass by them is somewhat difficult to understand. There are at least two common interpretations: (1) it refers to the perspective of the disciples, that is, from their point of view it seemed that Jesus wanted to pass by them; or (2) it refers to a theophany and uses the language of the Greek Old Testament (LXX) when God “passed by” Moses at Sinai (cf. Exod 33:19, 22). According to the latter alternative, Jesus is “passing by” the disciples during their struggle, in order to assure them of his presence with them. See W L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 236.