Mark 1:33

1:33 The whole town gathered by the door.

Mark 2:3

2:3 Some people ¹  came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. ² 

Mark 5:11

5:11 There on the hillside, ³  a great herd of pigs was feeding.

Mark 7:1

Breaking Human Traditions

7:1 Now ⁴  the Pharisees ⁵  and some of the experts in the law ⁶  who came from Jerusalem ⁷  gathered around him.

Mark 9:34

9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

Mark 10:26

10:26 They were even more astonished and said ⁸  to one another, “Then ⁹  who can be saved?” ¹⁰ 

Mark 10:50

10:50 He threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

Mark 12:4

12:4 So ¹¹  he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.

[2:3]  ¹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (some unnamed people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ² tn The redundancy in this verse is characteristic of the author’s rougher style.

[5:11]  ¹ tn Grk “mountain,” but this might give the English reader the impression of a far higher summit.

[7:1]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[7:1]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.

[7:1]  ³ tn Or “and some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[7:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:26]  ¹ tn Grk “But they were even more astonished, saying.” The participle λέγονες (legontes) has been translated here as a finite verb to emphasize the sequence of events: The disciples were astonished, then they spoke.

[10:26]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of thought.

[10:26]  ³ sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?

[12:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ mistreatment of the first slave.