Mark 1:25

1:25 But ¹  Jesus rebuked him: ²  “Silence! Come out of him!” ³ 

Mark 1:28

1:28 So ⁴  the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee.

Mark 3:21

3:21 When his family ⁵  heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

Mark 4:3

4:3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow. ⁶ 

Mark 5:8

5:8 (For Jesus ⁷  had said to him, “Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”) ⁸ 

Mark 6:54

6:54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus. ⁹ 

Mark 14:26

14:26 After singing a hymn, ¹⁰  they went out to the Mount of Olives.

[1:25]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[1:25]  ² tn Grk “rebuked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[1:25]  ³ sn The command Come out of him! is an example of Jesus’ authority (see v. 32). Unlike other exorcists, Jesus did not use magical incantations nor did he invoke anyone else’s name.

[1:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[3:21]  ⁷ tc Western witnesses D W it, instead of reading οἱ παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ (Joi par’ aujtou, here translated “family”), have περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ λοιποί (peri autou Joi grammatei" kai Joi loipoi, “[when] the scribes and others [heard] about him”). But this reading is obviously motivated, for it removes the embarrassing statement about Jesus’ family’s opinion of him as “out of his mind” and transfers this view to the Lord’s opponents. The fact that virtually all other witnesses have οἱ παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ here, coupled with the strong internal evidence for the shorter reading, shows this Western reading to be secondary.

[4:3]  ¹⁰ sn A sower went out to sow. The background for this well-known parable, drawn from a typical scene in the Palestinian countryside, is a field through which a well worn path runs. Sowing would occur in late fall or early winter (October to December) in the rainy season, looking for sprouting in April or May and a June harvest. The use of seed as a figure for God’s giving life has OT roots (Isa 55:10-11). The point of the parable of the sower is to illustrate the various responses to the message of the kingdom of God (cf. 4:11).

[5:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:8]  ¹⁴ sn This is a parenthetical explanation by the author.

[6:54]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:26]  ¹⁹ sn After singing a hymn. The Hallel Psalms (Pss 113-118) were sung during the meal. Psalms 113 and 114 were sung just before the second cup and 115-118 were sung at the end of the meal, after the fourth, or hallel cup.