Mark 1:29

Healings at Simon’s House

1:29 Now ¹  as soon as they left the synagogue, ²  they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

Mark 6:10

6:10 He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there ³  until you leave the area.

Mark 9:33

Questions About the Greatest

9:33 Then ⁴  they came to Capernaum. ⁵  After Jesus ⁶  was inside the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

Mark 12:40

12:40 They ⁷  devour widows’ property, ⁸  and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”

Mark 13:15

13:15 The one on the roof ⁹  must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house. ¹⁰ 

[1:29]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[1:29]  ² sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[6:10]  ³ sn Jesus telling his disciples to stay there in one house contrasts with the practice of religious philosophers in the ancient world who went from house to house begging.

[9:33]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[9:33]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

[9:33]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:40]  ⁷ tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun in v. 38.

[12:40]  ⁸ tn Grk “houses,” “households”; however, the term can have the force of “property” or “possessions” as well (O. Michel, TDNT 5:131; BDAG 695 s.v. οἶκια 1.a).

[13:15]  ⁹ sn Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.

[13:15]  ¹⁰ sn The nature of the judgment coming upon them will be so quick and devastating that one will not have time to come down or go inside to take anything out of his house. It is best just to escape as quickly as possible.