Mark 6:17

6:17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod ¹  had married her.

Mark 9:37

9:37 “Whoever welcomes ²  one of these little children ³  in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

Mark 14:13

14:13 He sent two of his disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar ⁴  of water will meet you. Follow him.

¹ tn Grk “he”; here it is necessary to specify the referent as “Herod,” since the nearest previous antecedent in the translation is Philip.

² tn This verb, δέχομαι (decomai), is a term of hospitality (L&N 34.53).

³ sn Children were very insignificant in ancient culture, so this child would be the perfect object lesson to counter the disciples’ selfish ambitions.

³ sn Since women usually carried these jars, it would have been no problem for the two disciples (Luke 22:8 states that they were Peter and John) to recognize the man Jesus was referring to.