Mark 1:36

1:36 Simon and his companions searched for him.

Mark 1:43

1:43 Immediately Jesus ¹  sent the man ²  away with a very strong warning.

Mark 12:3

12:3 But ³  those tenants ⁴  seized his slave, ⁵  beat him, ⁶  and sent him away empty-handed. ⁷ 

Mark 14:50

14:50 Then ⁸  all the disciples ⁹  left him and fled.

Mark 15:13

15:13 They shouted back, “Crucify ¹⁰  him!”

Mark 15:25

15:25 It was nine o’clock in the morning ¹¹  when they crucified him.

[1:43]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:43]  ² tn Grk “him”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:3]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[12:3]  ² tn Grk “But they”; the referent (the tenants, v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:3]  ³ tn Grk “seizing him, they beat and sent away empty-handed.” The referent of the direct object of “seizing” (the slave sent by the owner) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The objects of the verbs “beat” and “sent away” have been supplied in the translation to conform to English style. Greek often omits direct objects when they are clear from the context.

[12:3]  ⁴ sn The image of the tenants beating up the owner’s slave pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.

[12:3]  ⁵ sn The slaves being sent empty-handed suggests that the vineyard was not producing any fruit – and thus neither was the nation of Israel.

[14:50]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[14:50]  ² tn Grk “they”; the referent (Jesus’ disciples) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:13]  ¹ sn Crucifixion was the cruelest form of punishment practiced by the Romans. Roman citizens could not normally undergo it. It was reserved for the worst crimes, like treason and evasion of due process in a capital case. The Roman historian Cicero called it “a cruel and disgusting penalty” (Against Verres 2.5.63-66 §§163-70); Josephus (J. W. 7.6.4 [7.203]) called it the worst of deaths.

[15:25]  ¹ tn Grk “It was the third hour.” This time would have been approximate, and could refer to the beginning of the process, some time before Jesus was lifted on the cross.