Mark 1:39

1:39 So ¹  he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues ²  and casting out demons.

Mark 8:36

8:36 For what benefit is it for a person ³  to gain the whole world, yet ⁴  forfeit his life?

Mark 15:16

Jesus is Mocked

15:16 So ⁵  the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) ⁶  and called together the whole cohort. ⁷ 

Mark 15:33

Jesus’ Death

15:33 Now ⁸  when it was noon, ⁹  darkness came over the whole land ¹⁰  until three in the afternoon. ¹¹ 

[1:39]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[1:39]  ² sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[8:36]  ³ tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.

[8:36]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[15:16]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “So” to indicate that the soldiers’ action is in response to Pilate’s condemnation of the prisoner in v. 15.

[15:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “(that is, the praetorium).”

[15:16]  ⁷ sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.

[15:33]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[15:33]  ⁸ tn Grk “When the sixth hour had come.”

[15:33]  ⁹ sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.

[15:33]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “until the ninth hour.”