Mark 1:10

1:10 And just as Jesus ¹  was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens ²  splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ³ 

Mark 11:15

Cleansing the Temple

11:15 Then ⁴  they came to Jerusalem. ⁵  Jesus ⁶  entered the temple area ⁷  and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. ⁸  He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

[1:10]  ¹ tn Grk “and immediately coming up out of the water, he saw.” The present participle has been translated temporally, with the subject (Jesus) specified for clarity.

[1:10]  ² tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 11.

[1:10]  ³ sn The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.

[11:15]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[11:15]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “the temple.”

[11:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “the temple.”